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TI-2014-03940 Aliases CVE-2014-4793GHSA-65c8-w8jr-qxhc

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.1 does not properly enforce CHLAUTH rules for blocking…

Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.1 does not properly enforce CHLAUTH rules for blocking client connections in certain circumstances related to the CONNAUTH attribute, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended queue-manager access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01075 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4793
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65c8-w8jr-qxhc

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00853 Buffer overflow in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.7 and 7.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-05778 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 have unknown impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-00935 IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2009-03005 IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x through 6.0.2.7, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0, when read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01581 Code injection in IBM MQ CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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