CVE-2017-1318 Command injection in MQ Appliance

High 8.8 Published 18 Jul 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary commands on the IBM MQ Appliance system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-1318?

CVE-2017-1318 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 18 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated messaging administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by command execution. IBM X-Force ID: 125730.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1318?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1318?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1318 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-2017-1318 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1318 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prwg-rgj2-8qfp.