# CVE-2018-1368: Missing authorization in Security Guardium

> Local low-privilege users can access admin-only report pages and modify data in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f8q-qqg3-wjgj

## What is CVE-2018-1368?

CVE-2018-1368 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, published on 9 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 9.0, 9.1, and 9.5 could allow a local user with low privileges to view report pages and perform some actions that only an admin should be performing, so there is risk that someone not authorized can change things that they are not suppose to. IBM X-Force ID: 137765.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1368?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1368 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium

- [CVE-2017-1601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1601/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0239/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0241/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0236/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0235/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1368 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1368 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, published on 9 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Guardium. 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-2018-1368/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1368/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1368
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1368
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1368

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