Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-1791 (CCN-148946)

Assigned:2017-12-13
Published:2018-09-12
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary: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 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L)
4.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
3.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-1791

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-connections-cve20181791-esi(148946)

Source: XF
Type: VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
ibm-connections-cve20181791-esi(148946)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 731207 (Connections)
IBM Connections Security Refresh (CVE-2018-1791)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10731207

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm connections 5.0
    ibm connections 5.5
    ibm connections 6.0
    ibm connections 5.0
    ibm connections 5.5
    ibm connections 6.0