CVE-2018-1937 Information disclosure in Cloud Private

Medium 4.4 Published 5 Mar 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A local administrator can intercept highly sensitive unencrypted data in IBM Cloud Private, requiring a patch to secure communications.

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

What is CVE-2018-1937?

CVE-2018-1937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, 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 Cloud Private 3.1.1 could alllow a local user with administrator privileges to intercept highly sensitive unencrypted data. IBM X-Force ID: 153317.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Private.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3w5r-4r6f-6xx4.