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CVE-2015-7450

IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.93274
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Affected Products & Versions

10
ibm sterling b2b integratorall versions
ibm sterling integratorall versions
ibm tivoli common reportingall versions
ibm watson content analytics>= 3.0 and <= 3.0.0.6
ibm watson content analytics>= 3.5 and <= 3.5.0.3
ibm watson explorer analytical components>= 10.0 and <= 10.0.0.2
ibm watson explorer analytical componentsall versions
ibm watson explorer annotation administration console>= 10.0 and <= 10.0.0.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
remoteIBM WebSphere - RCE Java Deserialization (Metasploit)verified
nucleiIBM WebSphere Java Object Deserialization - Remote Code Executioncritical
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 41613www.exploit-db.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET EXPLOIT IBM WebSphere - RCE Java Deserializationattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@us.ibm.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Jan 2016 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2015-7450
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799Vendor Advisory
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