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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2018-1901: Potential Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1901)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2018-1901: Potential Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1901)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/12/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/26/2018
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-8-5-0-0-ph02811
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-ph02811-liberty
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-ph02811
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-0-0-8-5-5-15
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-18-0-0-4-liberty
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-0-10

References

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