7.7
HIGH
CVE-2018-1618
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 144343.

INFO

Published Date :

April 2, 2019, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1618 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm security_privileged_identity_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1618.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879093 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144343 Vendor Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1618 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 IBM Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879093 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879093 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144343 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144343 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1618 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.00%

score

0.55487

percentile

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