CVE-2018-1840
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.1% 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.securityfocus.com/bid/106141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150813VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735767Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106141Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150813VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735767Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.