CVE-2018-1926 Cross-site request forgery in WebSphere Application Server

Medium 4.3 Published 12 Dec 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can perform CSRF attacks to update applications by tricking users into visiting malicious URLs in the Admin Console.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1926?

CVE-2018-1926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 12 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Admin Console is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious URL, a remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform CSRF attack and update available applications. IBM X-Force ID: 152992.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1926?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-326g-ww7w-8qhj.