CVE-2017-1170 Auth bypass in WebSphere Commerce Enterprise

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A local user can hijack another user's session in IBM WebSphere Commerce, leading to account takeover.

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-2017-1170?

CVE-2017-1170 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Corporation WebSphere Commerce Enterprise, published on 26 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Commerce Enterprise, Professional, Express, and Developer 8.0 could allow a local user to hijack a user's session. IBM X-Force ID: 123230.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1170?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Commerce.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2017-1170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwvm-f5p2-pmhp.

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