5.0med
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…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM WebSphere Portal
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/144958 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041766 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716981 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-1672
- NVD: CVE-2018-1672
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