Privilege Escalation Flaw in IBM Security AppScan and Rational Policy Tester

CVE-2013-0513

Summary

A vulnerability exists in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise and IBM Rational Policy Tester due to a failure to properly handle unquoted service paths. This shortcoming allows local users to potentially execute a Trojan horse program with elevated privileges. The issue primarily arises from the absence of quotes around service paths, enabling malicious actors to exploit this flaw for unauthorized access.

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