IBM WebSphere MQ up to 5.2 Authorization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 5.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Authorization. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0439. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 5.2 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) 5.3, 6.0 before 6.0.2.6, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the (1) setmqaut, (2) dmpmqaut, and (3) dspmqaut authorization commands.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2009. The weakness was released 02/23/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0439 since 02/05/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86829 (IBM WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Privilege Escalation).

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48529), SecurityFocus (BID 33857†), OSVDB (52297†), Secunia (SA34034†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21210†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere MQ 5.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0439 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46741
X-Force: 48529
SecurityFocus: 33857 - IBM WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34034 - IBM WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 52297 - IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) Queue Manager Multiple Authorization Command Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 21210 - IBM WebSphere MQ Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability in the Queue Manager, Medium

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/15/2025 15:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 08/30/2019 12:45 (1), 05/15/2025 15:05 (20)
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