What is CVE-2018-1957?

CVE-2018-1957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-1957?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2018-1957

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9 could allow sensitive information to be available caused by mishandling of data by the application based on an incorrect return by the httpServletRequest#authenticate() API when an unprotected URI is accessed. IBM X-Force ID: 153629.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere Application Server — versions 9
Ibm Websphere_application_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1957?: CVE-2018-1957 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-1957?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.