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CVE-2015-1884

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) 7.5.x through 7.5.1.2, 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3, 8.5.0 through 8.5.0.1, and 8.5.5 through 8.5.5.0 and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) 7.2 through 7.2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted internationalization-file URL.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-1884 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-06-28T14:59:01.107

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	7.5.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.2	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.3	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.3	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.0.1.3	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.5.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.5.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.5.0	Yes
Application	ibm	business_process_manager	8.5.5.0	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2.0.1	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2.0.2	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2.0.3	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2.0.4	Yes
Application	ibm	websphere	7.2.0.5	Yes

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR52957 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700831 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75360 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032700 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032701 ([email protected])
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR52957 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700831 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75360 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032700 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032701 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.