CVE-2018-1509
IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem 10.5 does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.This weakness might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem 10.5 does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.This weakness might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host. IBM X-Force ID: 141417.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- ibm/security guardium
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730321Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141417VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730321Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041759Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141417VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.