CVE-2015-5011

Severity: low (CVSS 3.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-10-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 8 before 8.0.0.6 and Integration Bus 9 before 9.0.0.4 do not check authorization for MQSISTARTMSGFLOW and MQSISTOPMSGFLOW commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and start or stop a service, by issuing a command.

Affected products

IBM Integration Bus for z/OS: 9.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3
IBM WebSphere Message Broker: 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI28139
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967265
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI28139
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967265

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