VulnerabilityModified
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 user to act with the identity of a different user.
MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 1.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.16% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- ibm/websphere portal
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041766Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144958VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716981Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041766Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144958VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716981Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.