CVE-2018-1840
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
- Record
CVE-2018-1840- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12419
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12419- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h78-rcqp-p8wh
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
- Record
GHSA-7h78-rcqp-p8wh- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
- Record
CVE-2018-1840- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-668
- 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-2018-1840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published December 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.