What is CVE-2015-1985?

CVE-2015-1985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq Appliance M2000, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2016-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2015-1985?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-1985 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Mq Appliance M2000

CVE-2015-1985

The queue manager on IBM MQ M2000 appliances before 8.0.0.4 allows local users to bypass an intended password requirement and read private keys by leveraging the existence of a stash file.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Mq_appliance_m2000
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1985?: CVE-2015-1985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq Appliance M2000, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2016-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2015-1985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-1985 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.