# CVE-2018-18862: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can access restricted ITAM administrative views in BMC Remedy Mid-Tier due to incorrect access control, potentially exposing sensitive configuration data.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 17 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35xg-8w82-5395

## What is CVE-2018-18862?

CVE-2018-18862 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BMC Remedy Mid-Tier 7.1.00 and 9.1.02.003 for BMC Remedy AR System has Incorrect Access Control in ITAM forms, as demonstrated by TLS%3APLR-Configuration+Details/Default+Admin+View/, AST%3AARServerConnection/Default+Admin+View/, and AR+System+Administration%3A+Server+Information/Default+Admin+View/.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18862?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Bmc Remedy Action Request System, Bmc Remedy Mid-Tier.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-18862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-18862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-18223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18223/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-2349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2349/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-9257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9257/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-18228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18228/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2007-0310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0310/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-18862 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-18862 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-18862/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18862/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18862
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18862
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18862

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18862/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.