IBM MQ 9.3 < 9.3.0.20 LTS / 9.3 < 9.4 CD Privilege Escalation (7158072)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201056

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7158072 advisory.

- IBM MQ could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges under certain configurations due to incorrect privilege assignment. (CVE-2024-31912)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.3.0.20 LTS, 9.4 CD or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158072

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201056

File Name: ibm_mq_7158072.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/27/2024

Updated: 8/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-31912

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:mq, cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-31912

IAVA: 2024-A-0418