CVE-2013-5414: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Low severity, CVSS 3.5. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The migration functionality in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.31, 8.0 before 8.0.0.8, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.1 does not properly support the distinction between the admin role and the adminsecmanager role, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by accessing resources in between a migration and a role evaluation.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 7.0 only; version 7.0.0.1 only; version 7.0.0.2 only; version 7.0.0.3 only; version 7.0.0.4 only; version 7.0.0.5 only; …

Published 2013-11-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.