CVE-2015-1975 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published 3 Apr 2018 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges via argument injection in the web administration tool of IBM Security Directory Server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-1975?

CVE-2015-1975 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web administration tool in IBM Tivoli Security Directory Server 6.0 before iFix 75, 6.1 before iFix 68, 6.2 before iFix 44, and 6.3 before iFix 37 and IBM Security Directory Server 6.3.1 before iFix 11 and 6.4 before iFix 2 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to argument injection. IBM X-Force ID: 103694.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2015-1975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rg6p-c7wm-93r6.