CVE-2011-1321

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% 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 AuthCache purge implementation in the Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.x before 6.1.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.0.15 does not purge a user from the PlatformCredential cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging a group membership specified in an old RACF Object (aka RACO).

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.5 (+27)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM24668
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM24668
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463

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