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TI-2015-06198 Aliases CVE-2015-7450GHSA-8987-qgc7-79p9

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT…

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-01-10CISA due date 2022-07-10
EPSS 0.97764 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_integrator:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_integrator:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:2.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_common_reporting:3.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_content_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.0.0.6; 3.5 – 3.5.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_analytical_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 – 10.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_analytical_components:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0 – 10.0.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*7.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:*:*:*:traditional:*:*:*8.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:hypervisor:*:*:*8.5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.5:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*8.5.5.5VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_content_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.0.0.6; 3.5 – 3.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_analytical_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 – 10.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_analytical_components:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 – 10.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:*:*:*:traditional:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:hypervisor:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.5:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.5 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-01-10 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7450
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8987-qgc7-79p9

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2013-03496 XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-03450 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-04950 Unspecified vulnerability in the CLA2 server in IBM Gentran Integration Suite 4.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2021-16494 SQL injection in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-10535 SQL injection in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-10464 SQL injection in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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