Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2018-1840

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Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2018-1840

Published: September 26, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81106
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1840
CWE-ID: CWE-668
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM WebSphere Application Server
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to elevate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists when security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability and elevate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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