What is CVE-2017-1766?

CVE-2017-1766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Business Process Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-1766?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Business Process Manager

CVE-2017-1766

Due to incorrect authorization in IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 an attacker can claim and work on ad hoc tasks he is not assigned to. IBM X-Force ID: 136151.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Business Process Manager — versions 8.6.0.CF201712, 8.6
Ibm Business_process_manager — versions 8.5.5.0, 8.5.6.0, 8.5.6.1

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-2017-1766?: CVE-2017-1766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Business Process Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-1766?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.