CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4477

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Sep 17, 2019 | Modified: Dec 07, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a user with access to audit logs to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper handling of command line options. IBM X-Force ID: 163997.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Websphere_application_server Ibm 7.0.0.0 (including) 7.0.0.45 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.0.0.0 (including) 8.0.0.15 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.5.0.0 (including) 8.5.5.16 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 9.0.0.0 (including) 9.0.5.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References