CVE-2018-1618 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance version 2.2.1. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted URL containing "dot dot" sequences to view arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.