QID 106001

Date Published: 2021-10-05

QID 106001: EOL/Obsolete Software: IBM Websphere MQ 5.3 Detected

IBM WebSphere MQ is message oriented middleware that allows independent and non-concurrent applications on a distributed system to communicate with each other.

IBM Websphere MQ 5.3 is detected on host.

NOTE:
For those who have extended support, those can only be addressed logically, if we get such extended target.

EOL dates:
WebSphere MQ 5.3.x 30 Apr 2020 for HP Integrity NonStop Server (Itanium), HP NonStop Himalaya S-Series (MIPS)

WebSphere MQ 5.3.x 30 Apr 2011 for HP OpenVMS (Alpha), HP OpenVMS (Itanium)

WebSphere MQ 5.3.x 28 Sep 2007 for AIX, HP-UX (PA-RISC), i5/OS, Linux (x86), Linux (zSeries 31-bit), Solaris (SPARC), Windows (x86)

WebSphere MQ Express 5.3.x 28 Sep 2007 for Linux (x86), Windows (x86)

WebSphere MQ for z/OS 5.3.1 30 Apr 2008 for z/OS

WebSphere MQ for z/OS 5.3.0 31 Oct 2005 for z/OS

WebSphere MQ Extended Security Edition 5.3.x 30 Sep 2008 for AIX, Solaris (SPARC), Windows (x86)

WebSphere MQ Extended Security Edition for z/OS 5.3.1 30 Sep 2008 for z/OS

QID Detection Logic (authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
The QID checks for the Registry Key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion" value "VRMF" to see if the system is running a vulnerable version of IBM MQ or not.

QID Detection Logic (authenticated):
Operating System: Linux
The QID runs the command "/opt/mqm/bin/dspmqver -v | grep -A3 '^Name'" and "/usr/mqm/bin/dspmqver -v | grep -A3 '^Name'" (for AIX only) to see if the system is running a vulnerable version of IBM MQ or not.

The system is at high risk of being exposed to security vulnerabilities. Since the vendor no longer provides updates, obsolete software is highly prone to vulnerabilities.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
    • Solution
    Users are advised to update to latest MQ version. Please refer to IBM WebSphere MQ Website for further information.

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