CVE-2019-4031 Privilege escalation in Workload Scheduler Distributed
A local user can write files as root in IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed, allowing them to gain root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4031?
CVE-2019-4031 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed, published on 16 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to write files as root in the file system, which could allow the attacker to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 155997.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4031?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Workload Scheduler.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4031?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-4031 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4031 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed
- CVE-2022-22486 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler XML external entity injection
- CVE-2018-1386 Privilege escalation in Workload Scheduler
- CVE-2022-38389 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler XML external entity injection
- CVE-2021-20349 Memory corruption in Workload Scheduler
- CVE-2019-4608 Cross-site scripting in Workload Scheduler
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvfx-329r-5rr2.