CVE-2017-1748

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 135521.

Affected products

IBM Connections: 5.0.0.0, 5.5.0.0, 6.0

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016698
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135521
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016698
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135521

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