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TI-2018-01400 Aliases CVE-2018-1543GHSA-8mm2-m98w-c7qj

Improper certificate validation in IBM MQ

Priority LOW 29CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 142598.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01051 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMMQ8.0; 9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • MQ VendorIBM Affected 8.0; 9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1543
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mm2-m98w-c7qj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00853 Buffer overflow in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.7 and 7.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-05778 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 have unknown impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-00935 IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2009-03005 IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x through 6.0.2.7, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0, when read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01581 Code injection in IBM MQ CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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