CVE-2018-1551
LOW
3.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere MQ
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Severity
LOW3.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.
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_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105040VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142888x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716113CVSS
3.1LOWibm
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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