CVE-2018-1791 describes an External Service Interaction vulnerability in IBM Connections versions 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0, stemming from improper validation of a request property. An attacker could exploit this by submitting crafted payloads to induce the Connections server to attack other systems. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and requires low privileges, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.