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CVE-2011-1321

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

The AuthCache purge implementation in the Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.x before 6.1.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.0.15 does not purge a user from the PlatformCredential cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging a group membership specified in an old RACF Object (aka RACO).

Key facts

CVSS score
6.5 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
1.0% (61th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-1329)
Published
March 8, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1329 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server
  • ibm / websphere application server

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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