CVE-2018-1928 Missing authorization in StoredIQ

Medium 6.7 Published 30 Nov 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Low-privileged users can access high-privileged endpoints and perform restricted state-changing actions in IBM StoredIQ.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1928?

CVE-2018-1928 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM StoredIQ, published on 30 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM StoredIQ 7.6.0 does not implement proper authorization of user roles due to which it was possible for a low privileged user to access the application endpoints of high privileged users and also perform some state changing actions restricted to a high privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 153119.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1928?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Storediq.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2018-1928 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2r9r-8crm-q8p5.