CVE-2018-1434 Cross-site request forgery in FlashSystem V9000

High 8.8 Published 17 May 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions on IBM storage management interfaces via CSRF.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1434?

CVE-2018-1434 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM FlashSystem V9000, published on 17 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 139474.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1434?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Ibm San Volume Controller Firmware, Ibm Spectrum Virtualize, Ibm Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud, Ibm Storwize V3500 Firmware, Ibm Storwize V3700 Firmware, Ibm Storwize V5000 Firmware and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1434?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1434 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1434 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6h2-ppm6-3rh7.