CVE-2018-1509 Security feature bypass in Security Guardium

Low 3.7 Published Updated

IBM Security Guardium fails to validate certificates, allowing attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and spoof trusted entities.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1509?

CVE-2018-1509 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 2 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium EcoSystem 10.5 does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.This weakness might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host. IBM X-Force ID: 141417.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1509?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Guardium vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3p7-vmjw-mh56.

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