CVE-2018-1447 describes a weakness in the GSKit component used by IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, where the CMS KDB logic fails to properly salt password hashes, leading to weaker password protection. This vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 7.2, and IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 4.1.3, 4.1.4, and 4.1.6. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. Users are advised to change passwords after applying updates to ensure stronger hashing. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* | ||
>= 4.1.0.0, <= 4.1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_snapshot:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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