What is CVE-2019-4477?

CVE-2019-4477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-4477?

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

Privilege escalation in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2019-4477

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a user with access to audit logs to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper handling of command line options. IBM X-Force ID: 163997.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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-2019-4477?: CVE-2019-4477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-4477?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.