CVE-2018-1683

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-09-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-311

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to encrypt ORB communication. IBM X-Force ID: 145455.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: before 18.0.0.3 — fixed in 18.0.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM WebSphere Application Server 18.0.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041720
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145455
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716533
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041720
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145455
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716533

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