# CVE-2018-0187: Cisco Identity Services Engine Privileged Account Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can access confidential privileged account information via the Cisco ISE Admin portal, potentially leading to account impersonation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jj77-9jr7-4mpq

## What is CVE-2018-0187?

CVE-2018-0187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 23 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the Admin portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain confidential information for privileged accounts. The vulnerability is due to the improper handling of confidential information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging into the web interface on a vulnerable system. An exploit could allow an attacker to obtain confidential information for privileged accounts. This information could then be used to impersonate or negatively impact the privileged account on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0187?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Identity Services Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine

- [CVE-2026-76460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76460/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20337/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-20281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20281/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-20130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20130/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-20192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20192/): Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0187 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 23 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Identity Services Engine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0187/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0187
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0187
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0187

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