CVE-2015-7425

Published: Feb 21, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264

10.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

The Data Protection component in the VMware vSphere GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.3 before 6.3.2.5, 6.4 before 6.4.3.1, and 7.1 before 7.1.4 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect Snapshot) 3.1 before 3.1.1.3, 3.2 before 3.2.0.6, and 4.1 before 4.1.4 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges via a crafted URL that triggers back-end function execution.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

ibm

commercial·USaka international business machines

tivoli storage flashcopy manager for vmwareOn-premWeb App

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

tivoli storage manager for virtual environments data protection for vmwareOn-premDatabase

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

IBM Corp.

commercial·USaka ibm corporation, ibm

IBM Spectrum Protect SnapshotOn-prem

Databases / db-tooling

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual EnvironmentsOn-prem

Enterprise Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973086

www-01.ibm.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79545

securityfocus.com

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