CVE-2018-1788 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect

Medium 4.1 Published 2 Nov 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local privileged users can access highly sensitive information exposed in trace logs of IBM Spectrum Protect Server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1788?

CVE-2018-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 2 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Spectrum Protect Server 7.1 and 8.1 could disclose highly sensitive information via trace logs to a local privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 148873.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1788?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cg9-f395-4pcq.