CVE-2017-1151 Privilege escalation in WebSphere Application Server

What is CVE-2017-1151?

CVE-2017-1151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 20 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.5, and 9.0 using OpenID Connect (OIDC) configured with a Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) could allow a user to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999293.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1151?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1151?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1151 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

• CVE-2015-1920 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-0462 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1377 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3186 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1899 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c7pj-f83g-rh3v.