Information disclosure in IBM Spectrum Scale

CVE-2018-1723

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.0, 4.1.1.20, 4.2.0.0, 4.2.3.10, 5.0.0 and 5.0.1.2 could allow an unprivileged, authenticated user with access to a GPFS node to read arbitrary files available on this node. IBM X-Force ID: 147373.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1723?
CVE-2018-1723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2018-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-1723?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1723 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.