Deserialization of Untrusted Data in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2018-1567
Published: September 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81089
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1567
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager
Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1567
Install updates from vendor's website.