CVE-2018-1903 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0. An authenticated user with restricted sudo access on a system can exploit this flaw to gain full sudo privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* | ||
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:unix:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.