CVE-2017-1539

Description

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships. By manipulating LDAP group membership an attack might gain privileged access. IBM X-Force ID: 130807.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.60%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: IBM Business Process Manager Advanced

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100967	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007451	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130807	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1539?: CVE-2017-1539 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1539?: To fix CVE-2017-1539, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1539 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-1539 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-1539?: CVE-2017-1539 affects IBM Business Process Manager Advanced.

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