CVE-2018-1946 Weak cryptography in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
The application negotiates weak encryption algorithms, allowing attackers to bypass security protections during communication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1946?
CVE-2018-1946 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 21 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2 through 5.2.4.1 Virtual Appliance supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. IBM X-Force ID: 153388.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2017-1483 Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1756 SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4958 Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
- CVE-2020-4246 XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c75-pqwm-rcvf.