Incorrect authorization in IBM Business Process Manager
Priority LOW 33CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0 allows authenticated users to stop and resume the Event Manager by calling a REST API with incorrect authorization checks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01834 79th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1628
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6qw-56hq-m3w6
References
More IBM Business Process Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-01763 The REST API in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 7.5.x through 7.5.1.2, 8.0.x through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2018-01487 SQL injection in IBM Business Process Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01235 IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03267 XML external entity injection in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2017-01377 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Business Process Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01730 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Business Automation Workflow CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-1628 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1628 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6qw-56hq-m3w6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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