Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU40623

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2015-4997

Published: October 29, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU40623

CSH Severity: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4997

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Affected software:
WebSphere Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 before CF08 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted request.

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