What is CVE-2018-1543?

CVE-2018-1543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-1543?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Mq

CVE-2018-1543

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 142598.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.011 (62.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Mq — versions 8.0, 9.0
Ibm Websphere_mq — versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1543?: CVE-2018-1543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-1543?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.