CVE-2015-7408

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 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: 2016-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The server in IBM Spectrum Protect (aka Tivoli Storage Manager) 5.5 and 6.x before 6.3.5.1 and 7.x before 7.1.4 does not properly restrict use of the ASNODENAME option, which allows remote attackers to read or write to backup data by leveraging proxy authority.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.5.0.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.2.0.0, 6.3.3.0, 6.3.4.0, 6.3.5.0 (+4)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT13609
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975957
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT13609
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21975957

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