CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-36418

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM ApplinX 11.1 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper verification of JWT tokens. An attacker may craft or modify a JSON web token to impersonate another user or elevate their privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk to the organization includes unauthorized access to sensitive data and system functions, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately apply patches provided by IBM and implement additional JWT verification mechanisms, such as signature and validity checks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM ApplinX 11.1 is vulnerable due to a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper verification of JWT tokens. An attacker may be able to craft or modify a JSON web token in order to impersonate another user or to elevate their privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS