Privilege escalation in IBM Security Verify Access - CVE-2018-1850

 

Privilege escalation in IBM Security Verify Access - CVE-2018-1850

Published: November 6, 2018 / Updated: November 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15751
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1850
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Security Verify Access

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists on systems with Advanced Access Control services due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-1850

Install update from vendor's website.

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