CVE-2017-1159

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

IBM Business Process Manager 8.0 and 8.5 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 122891.

Affected products

IBM Business Process Manager: 7.5.0.0, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1.0, 7.5.1.1, 7.5.1.2, 8.0.0.0 (+13)

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98561
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98561

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