CVE-2018-1851 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted request to the RP service, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there's no evidence of active exploitation, its high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 18.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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