CVE-2018-1840

8.1 highEPSS 2.1%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-668
Published: 2018-12-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106141
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150813
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10735767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106141
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150813

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