CVE-2018-1840

MEDIUM

IBM Websphere Application Server < 8.5.5.14 - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.0
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 71.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-668
Status published

Affected Products (1)

ibm/websphere_application_server < 8.5.5.14

Timeline

Published Dec 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026