CVE-2015-5011

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 8 before 8.0.0.6 and Integration Bus 9 before 9.0.0.4 do not check authorization for MQSISTARTMSGFLOW and MQSISTOPMSGFLOW commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, and start or stop a service, by issuing a command.

Published: 2015-10-26 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-5011 is rated Low Risk (21.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5011

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.33% +0.21%
2 2025-03-30 0.16% 0.12% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.16% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-5011

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.2 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.1 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-5011

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-5011

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_message_broker:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm integration_bus 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm integration_bus 9.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm integration_bus 9.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm integration_bus 9.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus:9.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-5011

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