Critical severity · published Oct 31, 2018
CVE-2018-1851
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization
9.8
CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 150999.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
before 18.0.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1851
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1851
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105839
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150999
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735105
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