IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty prior to 18.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by mishand…

Published 8 y ago 2018-06-27 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

5.3

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

2.8%

percentile 87%

Public exploits

none known

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty prior to 18.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by mishandling of exceptions by the SAML Web SSO feature. IBM X-Force ID: 142890.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	5.3	`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`
CNA	3.0	5.3	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	3.0	7.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	5.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

IBM IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

securityfocus.com /bid/104585 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/142890 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016218 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-1553
NVD: CVE-2018-1553

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