CVE-2018-1838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.

Published: 2018-10-12

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

WebSphere Application Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.5`	affected	—
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::liberty:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12417	IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00161.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150811
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734167

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2018-10-12T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:33:01.275Z

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1838

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-12T05:29:01.157

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:28.963

Link: CVE-2018-1838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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