Security Access Manager 9 0 Firmware
CVE-2017-1453
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 4.97%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 128372. Affected products include: Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 128372.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0 before FP19 and 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF3, and Security Access Manager 9.0 before
IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processin
The SSH implementation on IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances 7.0 before 7.0.0 FP19, 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF3,
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 before 7.0.0 IF21, 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF4, and 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 IF1 does not h
IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to security miscon
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that coul
IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XX
IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow an authenticated user to gain access to highly sensitive information due
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 9.0.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacke
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 before 8.0.1.3 IF4 and 9.0 before 9.
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