IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 might create files using the default permissions instead of the customized permissions when custom startup scripts are used
Published Jul 24, 2017
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 might create files using the default permissions instead of the customized permissions when custom startup scripts are used. A local attacker could exploit this to gain access to files with an unknown impact. IBM X-Force ID: 127153.
Affected products
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- Version 7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server | n/a |
|
- ≥ 7.0.0.0 · ≤ 7.0.0.43
- ≥ 8.0.0.0 · ≤ 8.0.0.13
- ≥ 8.5.0.0 · ≤ 8.5.5.12
- ≥ 9.0.0.0 · ≤ 9.0.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 74.75th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 74.53th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 83.86th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.48% (0.04476) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004785 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99960 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038977 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127153 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004785 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99960 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127153 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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