What is CVE-2018-1551?

CVE-2018-1551 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-1551?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq

CVE-2018-1551

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.

EPSS: 0.002 (43.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Mq — versions 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.0, 8.0.0.5

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
ibm-websphere-cve20181551-improper-access(142888) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
105040 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1551?: CVE-2018-1551 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-1551?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.