# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:N/S:U/AC:H/I:N/AV:L/UI:N/C:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3qj-38w3-r57c

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1987?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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

- [CVE-2013-3976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3976/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1987 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1987 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1987/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1987
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1987
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1987

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