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CVE-2018-1663

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1663 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting IBM DataPower Gateways versions 7.5 through 2018.4. The flaw stems from the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), allowing a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks. Rated with a CVSS v3 score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Currently, there is 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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.5.0.0, <= 7.5.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.5.1.0, <= 7.5.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.5.2.0, <= 7.5.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.6.0.0, <= 7.6.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.7.0.0, <= 7.7.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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/144889
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106199
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry