CVE-2015-1957

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
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: 2018-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.5.x before 7.5.0.6 and 8.0.x before 8.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle attack, related to duplication of message data in cleartext outside the protected payload. IBM X-Force ID: 103482.

Affected products

IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ: from 7.5 before 7.5.0.6; from 8.0 before 8.0.0.3 — fixed in 7.5.0.6, 8.0.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ 7.5.0.6, 8.0.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960506
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103482
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21960506
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103482

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