CVE-2018-1957

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Published Dec 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9 could allow sensitive information to be available caused by mishandling of data by the application based on an incorrect return by the httpServletRequest#authenticate() API when an unprotected URI is accessed. IBM X-Force ID: 153629.

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

WebSphere Application Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12536	IBM WebSphere Application Server 9 could allow sensitive information to be available caused by mishandling of data by the application based on an incorrect return by the httpServletRequest#authenticate() API when an unprotected URI is accessed. IBM X-Force ID: 153629.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.405% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106203
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153629
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744247

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 10, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:06 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM

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