IBM WebSphere Application Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1885)

IBM WebSphere Application Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1885)
IBM WebSphere Application Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1885)

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Affected Systems:

IBM Websphere Application Server < 8.5.5.6
IBM Websphere Application Server < 8.5.5.5
IBM Websphere Application Server < 8.0.0.11
IBM Websphere Application Server < 7.0.0.39

Description:

Bugtraq id: 74219
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-1885

WebSphere is an integrated software platform for IBM. It includes on-demand Web applications that write, run, and monitor around the clock industrial strength and the entire middleware infrastructure required for cross-platform and cross-product solutions.

A security vulnerability exists in WebSphere eoauth20sp. ear of IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS). After the password OAuth grant type is enabled, remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevation of privileges on the system.

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Vendor patch:

IBM
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? Uid = swg1PI36211
Http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? Uid = swg21697368
Http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss? Uid = swg1PI33202

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