CVE-2018-1987 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning
Attackers can read plain-text node passwords from trace files if tracing is enabled in IBM Spectrum Protect for ERP.
- 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-2018-1987?
CVE-2018-1987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning, published on 2 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1 and 8.1, if tracing is activated, the IBM Spectrum Protect node password may be displayed in plain text in the ERP trace file. IBM X-Force ID: 154280.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3qj-38w3-r57c.