CVE-2018-1420
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Portal
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
7.07.0.0.07.0.0.17.0.0.1 cf0117.0.0.1 cf0127.0.0.1 cf0137.0.0.1 cf0147.0.0.1 cf0157.0.0.1 cf0167.0.0.1 cf0177.0.0.1 cf0187.0.0.1 cf0197.0.0.1 cf0207.0.0.27.0.0.2 cf0127.0.0.2 cf0137.0.0.2 cf0147.0.0.2 cf0157.0.0.2 cf0167.0.0.2 cf0177.0.0.2 cf0187.0.0.2 cf0197.0.0.2 cf0207.0.0.2 cf0217.0.0.2 cf0227.0.0.2 cf0237.0.0.2 cf0247.0.0.2 cf0257.0.0.2 cf0267.0.0.2 cf0277.0.0.2 cf0287.0.0.2 cf0297.0.0.2 cf0308.08.0.0.08.0.0.0 cf018.0.0.0 cf028.0.0.0 cf038.0.0.0 cf048.0.0.0 cf058.0.0.0 cf068.0.0.18.0.0.1 cf048.0.0.1 cf058.0.0.1 cf068.0.0.1 cf078.0.0.1 cf088.0.0.1 cf098.0.0.1 cf108.0.0.1 cf118.0.0.1 cf128.0.0.1 cf138.0.0.1 cf148.0.0.1 cf158.0.0.1 cf168.0.0.1 cf178.0.0.1 cf188.0.0.1 cf198.0.0.1 cf208.0.0.1 cf218.0.0.1 cf228.58.5.0.08.5.0.0 cf018.5.0.0 cf028.5.0.0 cf038.5.0.0 cf048.5.0.0 cf058.5.0.0 cf068.5.0.0 cf078.5.0.0 cf088.5.0.0 cf098.5.0.0 cf108.5.0.0 cf118.5.0.0 cf128.5.0.0 cf138.5.0.0 cf148.5.0.0 cf159.09.0.0.09.0.0.0 cf149.0.0.0 cf15
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041767VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138950x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014276CVSS
5.3MEDIUMibm
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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