cve-2018-1901
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-12-12 16:00
Modified
2024-09-16 19:55
Severity ?
5.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to temporarily gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by incorrect cached value being used. IBM X-Force ID: 152530.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152530VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738727Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152530VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738727Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version: 8.5
Version: 9.0
Version: Liberty
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