What is CVE-2018-1498?

CVE-2018-1498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1498?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2018-1498

IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem 10.5 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 141223.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Guardium — versions 10.5
Ibm Security_guardium — versions 10.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1498?: CVE-2018-1498 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1498?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.