5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1787
IBM Spectrum Protect Password Exposure Vulnerability
Description

IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1 is affected by a password exposure vulnerability caused by insecure file permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 148872.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2019, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1787 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 spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments
2 Ibm spectrum_protect
3 Ibm spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client
1 Microsoft windows
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-2018-1787.

URL Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1787 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-275 CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

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

    Apr. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 No Types Assigned http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869602 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148872 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-275
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0.0 up to (including) 7.1.8.4 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.6.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0.0 up to (including) 7.1.8.4 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.6.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0.0 up to (including) 7.1.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.6.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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