RCE in IBM Mq
CVE-2018-1998
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792. IBM X-ForceID: 154887.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Mq — versions 9.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.10
- IBM Websphere Mq
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1998?
- CVE-2018-1998 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1998?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.