What is CVE-2018-1792?

CVE-2018-1792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-1792?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-1792 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Ibm Mq

CVE-2018-1792

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.10, 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.5, 9.0.1 through 9.0.5, and 9.1.0.0 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 148947.

EPSS: 0.003 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O.

Affected products

Ibm Mq — versions 9.0.0.3, 9.0.1, 9.0.4

Public proof-of-concept exploits

mirchr/security-research

References

105936 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ibm-websphere-cve20181792-priv-escalation(148947) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1792?: CVE-2018-1792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-1792?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-1792 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.