What is CVE-2018-1838?

CVE-2018-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-1838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2018-1838

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 9.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 8.5.0.0, 9.0.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1838?: CVE-2018-1838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-1838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.