CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4536

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Aug 29, 2019 | Modified: Dec 02, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM i 7.4 users who have done a Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) on a system which has been configured with Db2 Mirror for i might have user profiles with elevated privileges caused by incorrect processing during a restore of multiple user profiles. A user with restore privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevated privileges on the restored system. IBM X-Force ID: 165592.

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
I Ibm 7.4 (including) 7.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References