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CVE-2018-1674


IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 through 8.6 and 18.0.0.0 through 18.0.0.1 are vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 145109.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2018-09-20T15:29:00.303

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:00:11.080

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm business_automation_workflow 18.0.0.0 Yes
Application ibm business_automation_workflow 18.0.0.1 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager ≤ 8.5.0.2 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.6.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.7.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.6.0.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.6.0.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.