What is CVE-2018-1840?

CVE-2018-1840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2018-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-1840?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2018-1840

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 9.0, 8.5
Ibm Websphere_application_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1840?: CVE-2018-1840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2018-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-1840?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.