What is CVE-2018-1453?

CVE-2018-1453 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-1453?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in IBM Security Identity Manager

CVE-2018-1453

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 7.0 allows an authenticated attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the environment. IBM X-Force ID: 140055.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Identity Manager — versions 7.0
IBM Security Identity Manager — versions 7.0, 7.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041383 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140055 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1453?: CVE-2018-1453 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-1453?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.