IBM Business Process Manager 7.5.x, 8.0.x, 8.5.0, 8.5.5, and 8.5.6.0 through cumulative fix 2 allow remote authenticated users to delete pro
IBM Business Process Manager 7.5.x, 8.0.x, 8.5.0, 8.5.5, and 8.5.6.0 through cumulative fix 2 allow remote authenticated users to delete process and task data by leveraging incorrect authorization checks. IBM X-Force ID: 108393.
- Published
- Mar 15, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 52th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-285
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Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | business process manager | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:business_process_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm business process manager7.5.0.0
- ibm business process manager7.5.0.1
- ibm business process manager7.5.1.0
- ibm business process manager7.5.1.1
- ibm business process manager7.5.1.2
- ibm business process manager8.0.0.0
- ibm business process manager8.0.1.0
- ibm business process manager8.0.1.1
- ibm business process manager8.0.1.2
- ibm business process manager8.0.1.3
- ibm business process manager8.5.0.0
- ibm business process manager8.5.0.1
- ibm business process manager8.5.0.2
- ibm business process manager8.5.5.0
- ibm business process manager8.5.6.0
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-1961The REST API in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 7.5.x through 7.5.1.2, 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3, 8.5.0 through 8.5.0.1, 8.5.5 through 8.5.5.37Monitor
- CVE-2017-1769IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthor35Monitor
- CVE-2017-1539IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group membershi35Monitor
- CVE-2017-1527IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.33Monitor
- CVE-2017-1628IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0 allows authenticated users to stop and resume the Event Manager by calling a REST API with incorrect au27Monitor
- CVE-2015-7441Remote Artifact Loader (RAL) in IBM WebSphere Process Server 7 and Business Process Manager Advanced 7.5 through 7.5.1.2, 8.0 through 8.0.1.27Monitor
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-285 · Improper AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-1likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Directory IndexingCAPEC-127likelihood: High · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-17likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data TokensCAPEC-39likelihood: High · Medium
- Bypassing ATA Password SecurityCAPEC-402
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
- Data from Local SystemT1005
- Query RegistryT1012
- File and Directory DiscoveryT1083
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Web Session CookieT1550.004
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in RegistryT1552.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Data Manipulation: Transmitted Data ManipulationT1565.002
- Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions WeaknessT1574.005
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
- Hijack Execution Flow: ServicesFile Permissions WeaknessT1574.010
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References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973442
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108393
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.