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CVE-2018-1621

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1621 describes a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, where a local attacker could obtain cleartext passwords from trace files due to improper handling of certain datasource custom properties. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating that a high-privileged local attacker could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/144346
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1041226
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry