Security Bulletin: Elevation of privileges with version 7 of Embedded WAS affects Identity Insight (CVE-2014-3020)

Summary

eWAS 7.0 install script used by Identity Insight installer may allow elevation of privileges on UNIX platforms

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID:CVE-2014-3020

**DESCRIPTION:**IBM embedded WebSphere Application Server contains a privilege escalation. During an install a local user inadvertently give their write privileges to other users.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93056&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

InfoSphere Identity Insight v8.1 and 8.0 – UNIX platforms.

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
Infosphere Identity Insight| 8.1.0|
| Support flash with instructions
Infosphere Identity Insight| 8.0.0|
| Support flash with instructions

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known.