PT-2018-12571 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Published 2018-06-05 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-1454

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7

Description The issue is caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security, allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information using man-in-the-middle techniques.

Recommendations For versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7, enable HTTP Strict Transport Security to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and protect sensitive information.

Fix

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1454

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 5

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1454 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1454 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041038 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140089 · Note