CVE-2019-4066 Privilege escalation in Intelligent Operations Center

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated user can create arbitrary users, leading to identity management issues and potential code execution in IBM Intelligent Operations Center.

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-2019-4066?

CVE-2019-4066 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Intelligent Operations Center, published on 7 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 could allow an authenciated user to create arbitrary users which could cause ID management issues and result in code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 157011.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4066?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Intelligent Operations Center, Ibm Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management, Ibm Water Operations for Waternamics.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-46pf-26gp-xmxp.

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