# CVE-2017-1318: Command injection in MQ Appliance

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

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-prwg-rgj2-8qfp

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1318?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-1318 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Appliance

- [CVE-2025-0975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0975/): IBM MQ code execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4620/): Security feature bypass in MQ Appliance (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-38967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38967/): Code injection in MQ Appliance (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-25048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25048/): IBM MQ code execution (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-46176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46176/): IBM MQ privilege escalation (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1318 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM MQ Appliance. 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-2017-1318/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1318/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1318
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1318
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1318

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1318/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.