First published: Mon Jul 24 2017(Updated: )
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 might create files using the default permissions instead of the customized permissions when custom startup scripts are used. A local attacker could exploit this to gain access to files with an unknown impact. IBM X-Force ID: 127153.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services | >=7.0.0.0<=7.0.0.43 | |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services | >=8.0.0.0<=8.0.0.13 | |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services | >=8.5.0.0<=8.5.5.12 | |
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services | >=9.0.0.0<=9.0.0.4 |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-2017-1382 has a moderate severity level due to potential unauthorized access by local attackers.
To fix CVE-2017-1382, ensure that custom startup scripts are configured to set appropriate file permissions.
CVE-2017-1382 affects users of IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0.
Local attackers could exploit CVE-2017-1382 to access files that have been incorrectly set with default permissions.
CVE-2017-1382 is a local vulnerability that requires access to the affected machine for exploitation.