What is CVE-2017-1795?

CVE-2017-1795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-1795?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2017-1795

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 through 9.0.4 could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information via trace logs in IBM WebSphere MQ Managed File Transfer. IBM X-Force ID: 137042.

Published 2018-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Mq — versions 9.0.1, 8.0, 9.0
IBM Websphere Mq Managed File Transfer — versions 7.5.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137042 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1795?: CVE-2017-1795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-1795?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.