CVE-2018-1509 Security feature bypass in Security Guardium
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3p7-vmjw-mh56.