Medium severity · published Oct 1, 2018
CVE-2018-1672
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a…
6.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user. IBM X-Force ID: 144958.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WP
Websphere Portal · Ibm
7.0.0.0; 7.0.0.1; 7.0.0.1; 7.0.0.1; 7.0.0.1; 7.0.0.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1672
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1672
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041766
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144958
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716981
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