CVE-2018-1672 affects IBM WebSphere Portal versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, where it can fail to correctly establish user context during impersonation. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to potentially operate under the identity of another user. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.3 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to potential low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal 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_portal:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:cf011:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:cf012:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:7.0.0.1:cf013:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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 records are not available for this CVE.