# CVE-2018-1850: Missing authorization in Security Access Manager Appliance

> Unauthorized users can perform administrative operations on IBM Security Access Manager when Advanced Access Control services are active.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6fgj-x4hm-55cq

## What is CVE-2018-1850?

CVE-2018-1850 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager Appliance, published on 22 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0 and 9.0.5.0 could allow unauthorized administration operations when Advanced Access Control services are running. IBM X-Force ID: 150998.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1850?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Access Manager Appliance

- [CVE-2018-1722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1722/): Code injection in Security Access Manager Appliance (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-3028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3028/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2016-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3025/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-30997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30997/): IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-30998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30998/): IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1850 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager Appliance, published on 22 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance. 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-2018-1850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1850

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1850/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.