What is CVE-2018-1773?

CVE-2018-1773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datacap, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-1773?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Datacap

CVE-2018-1773

IBM Datacap Fastdoc Capture 9.1.1, 9.1.3, and 9.1.4 could allow an authenticated user to bypass future authentication mechanisms once the initial login is completed. IBM X-Force ID: 148691.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Datacap — versions 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105340 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148691 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1773?: CVE-2018-1773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datacap, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-1773?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.