Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-1979 (CCN-154070)

Assigned:2017-12-13
Published:2019-02-25
Updated:2019-02-25
Summary:IBM Content Navigator 2.0.3 and 3.0CD could allow a local attacker to obtain the common key used for encrypting/decrypting certain user names and passwords. The attacker could decompile the Java .class file on the application server that contains the common encrypting key, then use that key to decrypt user names and passwords in other Content Navigator installations. IBM X-Force ID: 154070.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-1979

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 788123 (Content Navigator)
IBM Content Navigator uses a common key to encrypt certain user names and passwords

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-content-cve20181979-info-disc(154070)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:content_navigator:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    ibm content navigator 2.0.3