CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.5
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the authcache purge implementation in the security component in ibm websphere application server (was) 6.1.0.x before 6.1.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.0.15 does not purge a user from the platformcredential cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging a group membership specified in an old racf object (aka raco).
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2011-03-08
Last Modified Date: 2011-03-10