CVE-2015-7489 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script.

Published: 2016-01-01

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:22.0.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:23.0.0.2:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-7413	IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Spss Statistics

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.124Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7489

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-01T00:59:01.057

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7489

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2015-12-23T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2016-12-05T14:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502"}, {"name": "1034546", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "ID": "CVE-2015-7489", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502"}, {"name": "1034546", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T07:51:28.124Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502"}, {"name": "1034546", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "cveId": "CVE-2015-7489", "datePublished": "2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T07:51:28.124Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:22.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "0784DE5C-2DC4-4E45-9D7C-BCC61F5E9150", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spss_statistics:23.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E1DAFBE4-F024-4786-A0A5-4931E5BAE8FF", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 en versiones anteriores a IF10 y 23.0.0.2 en versiones anteriores a IF7 utiliza permisos d\u00e9biles (Todos: Escribir) para secuencias de comandos Python, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios modificando una secuencia de comandos."}], "id": "CVE-2015-7489", "lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2016-01-01T00:59:01.057", "references": [{"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502"}, {"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973502"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034546"}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-264"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}