CVE-2011-1311

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 7.0.0.15, when a J2EE 1.4 application is used, determines the security role mapping on the basis of the ibm-application-bnd.xml file instead of the intended ibm-application-bnd.xmi file, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by requesting a service.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: through 7.0.0.13; 2.0, 3.0, 3.0.2, 3.0.2.1, 3.0.2.2, 3.0.2.3 (+132)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM25455
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM25455
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463

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