IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 11.7.1.6 os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 11.7.1.6. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36245. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 11.7.1.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 Information Server could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-36245 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/04/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266458 (IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.x < 11.7.1.6 SP1 Command Injection (7246170)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (266458), EUVD (EUVD-2025-31657) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2154). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• IBM InfoSphere Information Server

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Type

• Reporting Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• InfoSphere Information Server

Version

• 11.7.1.0
• 11.7.1.1
• 11.7.1.2
• 11.7.1.3
• 11.7.1.4
• 11.7.1.5
• 11.7.1.6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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