CVE-2017-1755 Command injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Local attackers can inject commands into files executed by administrators, leading to code execution and privilege escalation in IBM Identity Governance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1755?
CVE-2017-1755 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 6 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 could allow a local attacker to inject commands into malicious files that could be executed by the administrator. IBM X-Force ID: 135855.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1755 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-2017-1755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2017-1483 Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1756 SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4958 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4246 XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9x8-488r-4xrw.