CVE-2018-1791

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to an External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of a request property. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the Connections server to attack other systems. IBM X-Force ID: 148946.

CVSS v3 4.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope CHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148946	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10731207	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:6.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-09-14 12:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-1791

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1791

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1791

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

connections

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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