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IBM MQ 8.0 <= 8.0.0.4 (281073)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 145272

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability. IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.4 on IBM i platforms allows local users to discover cleartext certificate-keystore passwords within MQ trace output by leveraging administrator privileges to execute the mqcertck program.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM MQ 8.0.0.5 or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/281073

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 145272

File Name: ibm_mq_281073.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/25/2021

Updated: 1/26/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7462

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7462