CVE-2017-1539 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM Business Process Manager versions 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5. The flaw stems from the software's inability to correctly differentiate between internal and user registry group memberships, allowing an attacker to manipulate LDAP group memberships to gain unauthorized privileged access. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low privileges and complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, it has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:* | ||
7.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:express:*:*:* | ||
7.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:7.5.0.0:*:*:*:standard:*:*:* | ||
7.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager:7.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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