CVE-2018-1843 Information disclosure in Cloud Private

Medium 4.1 Published 21 Nov 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers with network access can sniff internal cluster traffic to uncover sensitive data due to lack of SSL encryption in IAM services.

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-2018-1843?

CVE-2018-1843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, published on 21 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) services (IBM Cloud Private 3.1.0) do not use a secure channel, such as SSL, to exchange information only when accessed internally from within the cluster. It could be possible for an attacker with access to network traffic to sniff packets from the connection and uncover data. IBM X-Force ID: 150903

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1843?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Private.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1843?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1843 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1843 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rx49-5ww7-rr37.