# CVE-2018-1899: Missing authorization in InfoSphere Information Server

> An attacker can modify Business Glossary Anywhere settings due to improper access control in IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:A/C:N/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5qgj-fmxp-hjg7

## What is CVE-2018-1899?

CVE-2018-1899 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server, published on 5 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow an attacker to change one of the settings related to InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere due to improper access control. IBM X-Force ID: 152528.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1899?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Information Governance Catalog, Ibm Infosphere Information Server on Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

- [CVE-2018-1875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1875/): Open redirect in InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2019-4237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4237/): Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-1895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1895/): Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1899 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server, published on 5 Mar 2019. 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-2018-1899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server. 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-2018-1899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1899

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1899/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.