CVE-2018-1833

View on CVE.org

Published Dec 18, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Event Streams

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2018.3.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:event_streams:2018.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12412	IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.696% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Event Streams

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 18, 2018, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 2:27 AM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 18, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Event Streams", "vendor": "IBM", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2018.3.0"}]}], "datePublic": "2018-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_0": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "exploitCodeMaturity": "UNPROVEN", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "remediationLevel": "OFFICIAL_FIX", "reportConfidence": "CONFIRMED", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "temporalScore": 4.6, "temporalSeverity": "MEDIUM", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O", "version": "3.0"}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Gain Access", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-12-27T10:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm"}, "references": [{"name": "106330", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330"}, {"name": "ibm-events-cve20181833-host-header(150507)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2018-12-17T00:00:00", "ID": "CVE-2018-1833", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Event Streams", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "2018.3.0"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "IBM"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507."}]}, "impact": {"cvssv3": {"BM": {"A": "N", "AC": "H", "AV": "N", "C": "N", "I": "H", "PR": "L", "S": "U", "UI": "N"}, "TM": {"E": "U", "RC": "C", "RL": "O"}}}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Gain Access"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "106330", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330"}, {"name": "ibm-events-cve20181833-host-header(150507)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507"}, {"name": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T04:14:38.560Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "106330", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330"}, {"name": "ibm-events-cve20181833-host-header(150507)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "cveId": "CVE-2018-1833", "datePublished": "2018-12-18T16:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T02:27:49.280Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "Event Streams", "vendor": "IBM", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2018.3.0"}]}], "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:event_streams:2018.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E9BEFD8C-8FF4-431B-B23C-76B1467EDB6F", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 could allow a remote attacker to submit an API request with a fake Host request header. An attacker, who has already gained authorised access via the CLI, could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the request header. IBM X-Force ID: 150507."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "IBM Event Streams 2018.3.0 podr\u00eda permitir que un atacante remoto env\u00ede una petici\u00f3n API con una cabecera de petici\u00f3n Host falsa. Un atacante, que ya ha obtenido acceso autorizado mediante la interfaz de l\u00ednea de comandos, podr\u00eda explotar esta vulnerabilidad para suplantar la cabecera de petici\u00f3n. IBM X-Force ID: 150507."}], "id": "CVE-2018-1833", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:51:51.200", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 3.5, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 6.8, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.6, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.3, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.6, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2018-12-18T15:29:00.233", "references": [{"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330"}, {"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507"}, {"source": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106330"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["VDB Entry", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150507"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535"}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@us.ibm.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}