# CVE-2012-2206: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can read arbitrary files by manipulating the username in the URI, exposing sensitive data in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j848-h89c-pqhf

## What is CVE-2012-2206?

CVE-2012-2206 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 17 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files of arbitrary users via vectors involving a username in a URI, as demonstrated by a modified metadata=fteSamplesUser field to the /transfer URI.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2206?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Mq.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Websphere MQ File Transfer Edition Web Gateway - Insufficient Access Control (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq

- [CVE-2009-0896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0896/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6044/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-1998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1998/): Command injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1792/): Code injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2009-3160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3160/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2206 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2206 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 17 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Mq. 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-2012-2206/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2206/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2206
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2206
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2206

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