CVE-2018-1683
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to encrypt ORB communication.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to encrypt ORB communication. IBM X-Force ID: 145455.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041720Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145455VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716533Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041720Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145455VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716533Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.