CVE-2018-1838
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.
- Record
CVE-2018-1838- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12417
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12417- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j9v-5p5c-p3h5
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.
- Record
GHSA-6j9v-5p5c-p3h5- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 in IBM Cloud could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 150811.
- Record
CVE-2018-1838- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1838 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published October 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.