Is CVE-2018-1840 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-1840 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-1840?

CVE-2018-1840 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-1840?

CVE-2018-1840 has an EPSS score of 2.14% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2018-1840?

No published fix for CVE-2018-1840 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-1840

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

6.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.

CWE-668

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

2.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

ibm.com

Vendor Advisory1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.