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CVE-2015-5011· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 8 before 8.0.0.6 and Integration Bus 9 before 9.0.0.4 do not check authorization for MQSISTARTMSGFLOW and MQSIS

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 8 before 8.0.0.6 and Integration Bus 9 before 9.0.0.4 do not check authorization for MQSISTARTMSGFLOW and MQSISTOPMSGFLOW commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and start or stop a service, by issuing a command.

LowCVSS 3.2 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 25, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 24th percentile
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Action score

12

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
12 / 40 · 3.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmwebsphere message broker
ibmintegration bus

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm integration bus9.0
  • ibm integration bus9.0.0.1
  • ibm integration bus9.0.0.2
  • ibm integration bus9.0.0.3
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.1
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.2
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.3
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.4
  • ibm websphere message broker8.0.0.5

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    27Monitor
  • CVE-2017-1207IBM WebSphere Message Broker stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2016-6080The WebAdmin context for WebSphere Message Broker allows directory listings which could disclose sensitive information to the attacker.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-5952IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 does not validate Basic Authentication credenti
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5372The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2015-0118IBM WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit 7 before 7007 IF2 and 8 before 8005 IF1 and Integration Toolkit 9 before 9003 IF1 are distributed with
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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