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CVE-2018-1551
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an…
Low3.1EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low3.1 | CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 33% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.1.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 8.0.0.2
- affected 8.0.0.4
- affected 8.0.0.3
- affected 8.0.0.6
- affected 8.0.0.5
- affected 8.0.0.7
- affected 8.0.0.8
- affected 9.0.0.0
- affected 9.0.0.1
- affected 9.0.0.2
- affected 9.0.0.3
References (3)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716113 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-websphere-cve20181551-improper-access(142888) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 105040 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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