# CVE-2018-1788: Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:L/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cg9-f395-4pcq

## 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 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1788?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect

- [CVE-2025-3319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3319/): IBM Spectrum Protect Server authentication bypass (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22487/): Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Server (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-22496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22496/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect Server (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2020-4591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4591/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect Server (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1788 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Protect. 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-2018-1788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1788/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1788

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