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CVE-2018-1901 (GCVE-0-2018-1901)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-12 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:55
VLAI
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to temporarily gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by incorrect cached value being used. IBM X-Force ID: 152530.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
Affected: Liberty
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Date Public
2018-12-10 00:00
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