PT-2018-14442 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2018-12-03 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 8.5 through 9.0

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. This occurs when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than the global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 8.5 through 9.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-668

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1840

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 5

• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735767 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1840 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150813 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106141 · Note