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CVE-2017-1539: IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distin...

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships. By manipulating LDAP group membership an attack might gain privileged access. IBM X-Force ID: 130807.

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IBM Business Process Manager Advanced versions 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 can confuse internal groups with LDAP registry groups. If LDAP group membership can be manipulated, an attacker might gain privileged access inside the BPM platform. Exposure is most likely in environments still running affected IBM Business Process Manager Advanced versions and using LDAP-backed group membership. Systems without affected versions or without relevant LDAP group integration are not shown as exposed by the provided sources. Treat this as a high-priority legacy identity and access risk if affected IBM BPM versions remain in use. Privilege escalation in workflow infrastructure can affect sensitive business processes, but urgency depends on deployment, LDAP configuration, and IBM remediation status. Mitigation focus: Check IBM advisory swg22007451 for official fixes or workarounds.; Inventory IBM BPM Advanced versions against the affected version list.; Prioritize vendor-recommended remediation for listed versions..

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VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMBusiness Process Manager Advanced7.5, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1, 7.5.1.1, 7.5.1.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.5, 8.0.1.3, 8.5.6, 8.5.0.2, 8.5.7, 8.5.7.CF201609, 8.5.6.1, 8.5.6.2, 8.5.7.CF201606, 8.5.7.CF201612, 8.5.7.CF201703, 8.5.7.CF201706Listed
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