What is CVE-2018-1460?

CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Puredata System For Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-1460?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Puredata System For Analytics

CVE-2018-1460

IBM Netezza Platform Software (IBM PureData System for Analytics 1.0.0) could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140211.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.006 (43.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Puredata System For Analytics — versions 1.0.0
Ibm Puredata_system_for_analytics — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1460?: CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Puredata System For Analytics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-1460?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.