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: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4997
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
WebSphere Portal
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4997
Install update from vendor's website.