# CVE-2018-1583: Missing authorization in StoredIQ

> Authenticated attackers can bypass security restrictions to access and manipulate documents on IBM StoredIQ managed data sources.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 22 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4pj4-5gc5-7gxf

## What is CVE-2018-1583?

CVE-2018-1583 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM StoredIQ, published on 22 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM StoredIQ 7.6 could allow an authenticated attacker to bypass certain security restrictions. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access and manipulate documents on StoredIQ managed data sources. IBM X-Force ID: 143331.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1583?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Storediq.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM StoredIQ

- [CVE-2019-4166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4166/): Open redirect in StoredIQ (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2018-1928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1928/): Missing authorization in StoredIQ (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2018-1927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1927/): Cross-site request forgery in StoredIQ (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4165/): Denial of service in StoredIQ (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2019-4167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4167/): Cross-site request forgery in StoredIQ (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1583 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1583 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM StoredIQ, published on 22 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-2018-1583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM StoredIQ. 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-2018-1583/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1583/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1583
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1583
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1583

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1583/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.