What is CVE-2017-1285?

CVE-2017-1285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-1285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Mq

CVE-2017-1285

IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow an authenticated user with authority to send a specially crafted message that would cause a channel to remain in a running state but not process messages. IBM X-Force ID: 125146.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-07-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Mq — versions 9.0.1, 9.0.2
IBM Websphere Mq — versions 9.0.1, 9.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125146 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99538 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1285?: CVE-2017-1285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-1285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.