Medium severity · published Apr 10, 2019
CVE-2018-1903
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access
6.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Sterling Connect:direct · Ibm
4.2.0; 4.3.0; 6.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1903
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1903
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10875386
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152532
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