# CVE-2011-1311: The Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 7.0.0.15, when a J2EE 1.4 application is used, determines the securi


- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2011
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qc46-qp72-2w2x

## What is CVE-2011-1311?

CVE-2011-1311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 8 Mar 2011. 

### Official description

The Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 7.0.0.15, when a J2EE 1.4 application is used, determines the security role mapping on the basis of the ibm-application-bnd.xml file instead of the intended ibm-application-bnd.xmi file, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by requesting a service.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1311?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-1311?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-1311 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

- [CVE-2015-1920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1920/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0462/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1377/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3186/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1899/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-1311 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-1311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 8 Mar 2011. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Application Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1311/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1311/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1311
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1311
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-1311

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