# CVE-2018-1460: Privilege escalation in PureData System for Analytics

> A local user can exploit a world-writable file to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the IBM PureData System.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j6vh-fmwf-vxhp

## What is CVE-2018-1460?

CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM PureData System for Analytics, published on 15 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Netezza Platform Software (IBM PureData System for Analytics 1.0.0) could allow a local user to modify a world writable file, which could be used to execute commands as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140211.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1460?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Puredata System for Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1460 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM PureData System for Analytics, published on 15 Jun 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-2018-1460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM PureData System for Analytics. 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-2018-1460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1460/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1460

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