CVE-2018-1543 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere MQ versions 8.0 and 9.0, stemming from improper SSL certificate validation. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks, with a high confidentiality impact and high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.