What is CVE-2018-1987?

CVE-2018-1987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Data_protection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-1987?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Data_protection

CVE-2018-1987

IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1 and 8.1, if tracing is activated, the IBM Spectrum Protect node password may be displayed in plain text in the ERP trace file. IBM X-Force ID: 154280.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Data_protection
Ibm Spectrum Protect For Enterprise Resource Planning — versions 8.1, 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

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-2018-1987?: CVE-2018-1987 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Data_protection, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-1987?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.