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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.