# CVE-2018-1453: File upload in Security Identity Manager

> An authenticated attacker can upload dangerous files to the IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **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:** 8 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r959-p85p-c67w

## What is CVE-2018-1453?

CVE-2018-1453 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 8 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 7.0 allows an authenticated attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the environment. IBM X-Force ID: 140055.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1453?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1453?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1453 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1453 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Manager

- [CVE-2018-1969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1969/): File upload in Security Identity Manager (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-0335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0335/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-6106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6106/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4561/): Deserialization in Security Identity Manager (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2014-6111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6111/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1453 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1453 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 8 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1453 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Identity Manager. 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-2018-1453/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1453/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1453
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1453
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1453

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