#VU9340 Privilege escalation in Service Assistant GUI - CVE-2017-1710
Published: November 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9340
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1710
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Service Assistant GUI
Service Assistant GUI
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Service Assistant graphical user interface (GUI). A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 8.1.0.1.