The update process in IBM Security AppScan Standard 7.9 through 8.8 does not require integrity checks of downloaded files, which allows remo
The update process in IBM Security AppScan Standard 7.9 through 8.8 does not require integrity checks of downloaded files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
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- Mar 26, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | security appscan | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm security appscan7.9
- ibm security appscan8.0
- ibm security appscan8.5
- ibm security appscan8.6
- ibm security appscan8.7
- ibm security appscan8.8
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-6119IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.5 before 8.5 IFix 002, 8.6 before 8.6 IFix 004, 8.7 before 8.7 IFix 004, 8.8 before 8.8 iFix 003, 9.0 befo38Monitor
- CVE-2016-9981IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition 9.0 contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack a valid user's session.32Monitor
- CVE-2016-6042IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of objects30Monitor
- CVE-2013-0513IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6 and 8.x before 8.7 and IBM Rational Policy Tester 5.6 and 8.x before 8.5.0.4 create a service that lacks28Monitor
- CVE-2013-0532Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6 and 8.x before 8.7 and IBM Rational Policy Tester 5.627Monitor
- CVE-2016-0288IBM Security AppScan Standard 8.7.x, 8.8.x, and 9.x before 9.0.3.2 and Security AppScan Enterprise allow remote authenticated users to read 26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
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
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- High
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666775
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91536
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.