CVE-2013-5414

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The migration functionality in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.31, 8.0 before 8.0.0.8, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.1 does not properly support the distinction between the admin role and the adminsecmanager role, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by accessing resources in between a migration and a role evaluation.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.0.0.5 (+33)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21651880
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM92313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87476
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21651880
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM92313
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87476

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