Medium severity · published Sep 14, 2018
CVE-2018-1719
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security under certain conditions
5.9
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security under certain conditions. This could result in a downgrade of TLS protocol. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 147292.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.14; 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1719
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1719
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041718
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/147292
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718837
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