What is CVE-2018-1518?

CVE-2018-1518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-1518?

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

Vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2018-1518

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is affected by a weak password encryption vulnerability that could allow a local user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 141682.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th 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 Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
Ibm Infosphere_information_server — versions 11.7
Ibm Infosphere_information_server_on_cloud — versions 11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1518?: CVE-2018-1518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-1518?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.