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TI-2018-01408 Aliases CVE-2018-1551GHSA-62m7-f9pr-4678

Incorrect permission assignment in IBM WebSphere MQ

Priority LOW 35CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01138 66th 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
IBMWebSphere MQ8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.7; 8.0.0.8; 9.0.0.0; 9.0.0.1; 9.0.0.2; 9.0.0.3—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere MQ VendorIBM Affected 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.7; 8.0.0.8; 9.0.0.0; 9.0.0.1; 9.0.0.2; 9.0.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.2 – 8.0.0.8; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.2 – 8.0.0.8; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1551
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62m7-f9pr-4678

References

Advisory 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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