Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges with channels that have multiplexing enabled.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1974
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges when using multiplexed channels.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153915 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ v8
- Maintenance levels 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.10
IBM MQ v9 LTS
- Maintenance levels 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.5
IBM MQ v9.1 CD
- Maintenance levels 9.1.0 - 9.1.1
IBM MQ v9.1 LTS
- Maintenance levels 9.1.0.0 - 9.1.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
IBM MQ v8
IBM MQ v9 LTS
IBM MQ v9.1 CD
IBM MQ v9.1 LTS
Workarounds and Mitigations
Disable multiplexing on channels
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References
Change History
1 March 2019: Initial version released
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Internal Use Only
Product Record: 126846
Advisory: 14163
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Document Information
Modified date:
08 March 2019
UID
ibm10792043