CVE-2018-1974 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere MQ versions 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1, specifically when multiplexed channels are in use. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), an authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.0.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0.0, <= 9.0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.1.0.0, <= 9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.