CVE-2018-1420 | BDVDB-2026-107553 Detail

IBMWebSphere Portal

Description#

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 resets access control settings to the out of the box configuration during Combined Cumulative Fix (CF) installation. This can lead to security miss-configuration of the installation. IBM X-Force ID: 138950.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-10-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-10-01
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: WebSphere Portal

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

1.3%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 71.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
7.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
8.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
8.5
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
9.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

5.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Metric breakdown
Availability	None
Attack Complexity	High
Attack Vector	Network
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Privileges Required	Low
Scope	Unchanged
User Interaction	None

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).