CVE-2013-5414 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, and 8.5. The flaw exists in the migration functionality, which inadequately differentiates between the admin and adminsecmanager roles. An authenticated attacker could exploit this by accessing resources during the window between a migration and a role evaluation, potentially gaining elevated privileges. While the CVSS score is low (3.5), indicating a medium attack complexity and partial integrity impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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