vulnerability
IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2018-1840: Potential Privilege escalation vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1840)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 3, 2018 | Dec 26, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 3, 2018
Added
Dec 26, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused when a security domain is configured to use a federated repository other than global federated repository and then migrated to a newer release of WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 150813.
Solutions
ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph01746ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph01746ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-15ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-0-10
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