CVE-2018-1668 Auth bypass in DataPower Gateway

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can perform null logins to obtain sensitive IPMI data from IBM DataPower Gateway appliances.

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-2018-1668?

CVE-2018-1668 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 29 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.19, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.18, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.18, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.11 appliances allows "null" logins which could give read access to IPMI data to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 144894.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Datapower Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-1668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Datapower Gateway vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvq4-j9gg-65qg.

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