What is CVE-2017-1233?

CVE-2017-1233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-1233?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2017-1233

IBM Remote Control v9 could allow a local user to use the component to replace files to which he does not have write access and which he can cause to be executed with Local System or root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 123912.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix Remote Control — versions 9.1.4
Ibm Bigfix_remote_control — versions 9.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1233?: CVE-2017-1233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-1233?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.