CVE-2018-1663 Information disclosure in DataPower Gateways

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security headers.

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-2018-1663?

CVE-2018-1663 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 7 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM DataPower Gateways 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.6, and 2018.4 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 144889.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1663?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Datapower Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1663?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1663 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Datapower Gateway vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cmph-xcf6-q7rc.

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