CVE-2015-1920

critical
Published 2015-05-20 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 through 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.39, 8.0 before 8.0.0.11, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted instructions in a management-port session.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21883573

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.2
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.3
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.5
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.7
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.9
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.11
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.12
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.13
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.14
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.15
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.17
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.19
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.21
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.23
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.25
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.27
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.29
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.31
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.33
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.35
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.37
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.39
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.41
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.43
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.45
ibmwebsphere_application_server6.1.0.47
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.2
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.3
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.10
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.11
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.12
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.13
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.14
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.15
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.16
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.17
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.18
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.19
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.21
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.22
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.23
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.24
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.25
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.27
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.29
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.31
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.32
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.33
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.34
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.36
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.37
ibmwebsphere_application_server7.0.0.38
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.2
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.3
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.4
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.5
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.6
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.7
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.8
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.9
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.0.0.10
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.0.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.0.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.0.2
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.0
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.1
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.2
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.3
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.4
ibmwebsphere_application_server8.5.5.5

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.