CVE-2017-1350 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7, stemming from improper access controls. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.8, allows a local, low-privileged attacker to gain administrator access, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion, with one mention linking it to Chinese state-sponsored exploitation, though it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.