CVE-2019-4045 Missing authorization in Business Automation Workflow

Medium 4.3 Published 8 Apr 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can spoof document modification metadata due to missing API restrictions in IBM Business Automation Workflow.

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-2019-4045?

CVE-2019-4045 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Business Automation Workflow, published on 8 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager 18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, and 18.0.0.2 provide embedded document management features. Because of a missing restriction in an API, a client might spoof the last modified by value of a document. IBM X-Force ID: 156241.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4045?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Business Automation Workflow, Ibm Business Process Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-4045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Business Automation Workflow vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89mv-qjvv-fjxc.