CVE-2015-7450

Summary

CVE	CVE-2015-7450
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	ibm
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-01-02 21:59:15 UTC
Updated	2026-04-21 19:12:42 UTC
Description	Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.932740000 probability, percentile 0.998080000 (date 2026-04-23)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-01-10; due 2022-07-10; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-502 | n/a | CWE-502 CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Primary	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	ADP	DECLARED	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
3.1	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	Secondary	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	10		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor	IBM
Product	WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition
Name	IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.
Required Action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7450

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Ibm	Sterling B2b Integrator	5.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Sterling Integrator	5.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	2.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	2.1.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	2.1.1.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	3.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	3.1.0.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	3.1.0.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	3.1.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Tivoli Common Reporting	3.1.2.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Content Analytics	All	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Content Analytics	All	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Explorer Analytical Components	11.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Explorer Analytical Components	All	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console	11.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console	All	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Websphere Application Server	7.0.0.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Websphere Application Server	8.0.0.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Websphere Application Server	8.5	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Websphere Application Server	8.5.0.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Websphere Application Server	8.5.5.5	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2015-7450 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	www.cisa.gov	US Government Resource
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Cognos Controller (CVE-2015-7450) - United States	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects Watson Explorer and Watson Content Analytics (CVE-2015-7450) - United States	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerability in Product IBM Tivoli Common Reporting (CVE-2015-7436,CVE-2015-7435,CVE-2012-6153,CVE-2014-3577,CVE-2015-7450,CVE-2015-4872) - United States	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
IBM InfoSphere Information Server Lets Remote Authenticated Users Hijack the Target User's Session - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM WebSphere - RCE Java Deserialization (Metasploit) - Windows remote Exploit	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.exploit-db.com	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Sterling B2B Integrator (CVE-2015-7450) - United States	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-7450) - United States	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog	CISA	www.cisa.gov	kev

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
ADP	2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z	CVE-2015-7450 added to CISA KEV

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.