# CVE-2018-1463: Missing authorization in FlashSystem V9000

> Authenticated users can access restricted system files containing credentials due to missing authorization checks in IBM storage products.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/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:** 17 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fh5q-rp44-j3px

## What is CVE-2018-1463?

CVE-2018-1463 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM FlashSystem V9000, published on 17 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### 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) could allow an authenticated user to access system files they should not have access to some of which could contain account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 140368.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1463?

It affects 8 products.


Products: 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, Ibm Storwize V7000 Firmware, Ibm Storwize V9000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1463 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM FlashSystem V9000

- [CVE-2018-1434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1434/): Cross-site request forgery in FlashSystem V9000 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1462/): Missing authorization in FlashSystem V9000 (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2018-1433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1433/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1438/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1464/): Information disclosure in FlashSystem V9000 (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1463 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM FlashSystem V9000, published on 17 May 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-2018-1463 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM FlashSystem V9000. 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-2018-1463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1463

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