What is CVE-2019-4078?

CVE-2019-4078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-4078?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Mq

CVE-2019-4078

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.9 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local non privileged user to execute code as an administrator due to incorrect permissions set on MQ installation directories. IBM X-Force ID: 157190.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Mq — versions 9.0.0.1, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2
Ibm Websphere_mq — versions 9.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4078?: CVE-2019-4078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-4078?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.