Description
The Web Gateway component in IBM WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition 7.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files of arbitrary users via vectors involving a username in a URI, as demonstrated by a modified metadata=fteSamplesUser field to the /transfer URI.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- IBM Websphere MQ File Transfer Edition Web Gateway - Insufficient Access Control EDB-20478 · webapps · Aug 13, 2012
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References
- 20478 exploit
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21607481
- wmq-ftewg-security-bypass(77095) vdb-entry
- IC82761 vendor-advisory