CVE-2015-1946 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.5 before 8.5.5.6 and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 before 7.0.0.6. The flaw stems from improper implementation of user roles, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through unspecified means. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity. It requires local access (AV:L) and medium attack complexity (AC:M), with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, aligning with typical patterns for the majority of vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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