# CVE-2018-1595: Command injection in Spectrum Symphony

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Spectrum Symphony due to improper input handling.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **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:** 1 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jj6w-68rp-xpwr

## What is CVE-2018-1595?

CVE-2018-1595 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Symphony, published on 1 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Symphony and Platform Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands due to improper handling of user supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 143622.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1595?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Platform Symphony, Ibm Spectrum Symphony.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1595?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Symphony

- [CVE-2013-5400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5400/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-1702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1702/): XML external entity in Platform Symphony (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2018-1704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1704/): Open redirect in Platform Symphony (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2018-1708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1708/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Symphony (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1705/): Information disclosure in Platform Symphony (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1595 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1595 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Symphony, published on 1 Aug 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-2018-1595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Symphony. 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-2018-1595/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1595/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1595
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1595
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1595

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1595/
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