Code injection in IBM MQ - CVE-2018-1792

Vulnerability identifier: #VU15813

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1792

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
IBM MQ

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a problem within IBM MQ queue manager libraries. A local attacker can inject and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734447&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSYHRD&mync=E&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSYHRD-_-E