CVE-2012-2206

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-08-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files of arbitrary users via vectors involving a username in a URI, as demonstrated by a modified metadata=fteSamplesUser field to the /transfer URI.

Affected products

IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ: 7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.1.0, 7.0.2.0, 7.0.2.2, 7.0.4 (+1)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC82761
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20478/
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21607481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77095
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC82761
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20478/
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21607481
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77095

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