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Datapower Gateway CVE-2019-4294

HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2019-08-20 psirt@us.ibm.com
Command Injection IBM Mq Appliance Datapower Gateway
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-78
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.

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Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local attacker with access to the system could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.6, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.15 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1 through 9.1.2 could allow a local. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is 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 DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.6, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.15 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1 through 9.1.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 16188. Affected products include: Ibm Datapower Gateway, Ibm Mq Appliance. Version information: through 2018.4.1.6.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.6, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.15 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1 through 9.1.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 16188.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 43% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS Command Injection CRITICAL

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887005 ADVISORY https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958933 REF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160701

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