VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-1672
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-10-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Description
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user. IBM X-Force ID: 144958.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- psirt@us.ibm.com — VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- psirt@us.ibm.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory