What is CVE-2015-7490?

CVE-2015-7490 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2015-7490?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2015-7490

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 through FP3, 8.7 through FP2, 9.1 through 9.1.2.0, 11.3 through 11.3.1.2, and 11.5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via a modified cookie.

Published 2016-03-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035125 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7490?: CVE-2015-7490 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2015-7490?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.