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TI-2018-01648 Aliases CVE-2018-1890GHSA-qwwq-984w-2342

Uncontrolled search path in IBM WebSphere Application Server Patterns

Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Version 8 on the AIX platform uses absolute RPATHs which may facilitate code injection and privilege elevation by local users. IBM X-Force ID: 152081.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00465 40th 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
IBMWebSphere Application Server Patterns1.0.0.0; 1.0.0.7; 2.2.0.0; 2.2.5.3—No fix listedCNA
IBMWebSphere Application Server7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0; Liberty—No fix listedCNA
IBMRuntimes for Java Technology——No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Application Server Patterns VendorIBM Affected 1.0.0.0; 1.0.0.7; 2.2.0.0; 2.2.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • WebSphere Application Server VendorIBM Affected 7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0; Liberty Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Runtimes for Java Technology VendorIBM Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:8.0:*:*:*:java_technology:*:*:*8.0VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sdk:8.0:*:*:*:java_technology:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Satellite 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1890
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwwq-984w-2342

References

Patch 3

  • TI-2022-19260 IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-01054 XML external entity injection in IBM Runtimes for Java Technology CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2016-03362 The CLI in npm before 2.15.1 and 3.x before 3.8.3, as used in Node.js 0.10 before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01470 Path traversal in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2019-03454 Untrusted search path in IBM Java CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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