High severity · published Aug 6, 2018
CVE-2018-1551
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user…
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WM
WebSphere MQ · IBM
8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.7; +5 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1551
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1551
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105040
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142888
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716113
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