# CVE-2015-1900: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can write to executable files to gain root privileges on IBM InfoSphere DataStage installations on UNIX.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x457-r5w2-x62w

## What is CVE-2015-1900?

CVE-2015-1900 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, and 11.3 through 11.3.1.2 on UNIX allows local users to write to executable files, and consequently obtain root privileges, via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1900?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Datastage.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-6059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6059/): XML external entity in InfoSphere Information Server (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2011-3123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3123/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2011-3124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3124/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2012-0701](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0701/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-9000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9000/): Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1900 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1900 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2015-1900/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1900/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1900
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1900
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1900

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