Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning
Priority LOW 34CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1 and 8.1, if tracing is activated, the IBM Spectrum Protect node password may be displayed in plain text in the ERP trace file. IBM X-Force ID: 154280.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00306 23rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning | 7.1; 8.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning VendorIBM Affected 7.1; 8.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_db2:*:* | 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_oracle:*:* | 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_hana:*:* | 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_db2:*:* | 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_oracle:*:* | 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_hana:*:* | 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.6.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_db2:*:* Versions 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_oracle:*:* Versions 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_hana:*:* Versions 7.1.3.0 – 7.1.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_db2:*:* Versions 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_for_oracle:*:* Versions 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:sap_hana:*:* Versions 8.1.0.0 – 8.1.6.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1987
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3qj-38w3-r57c
References
More IBM Data Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-03473 The (1) Data Protection for Exchange component 6.1 before 6.1.3.4 and 6.3 before 6.3.1 in… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-1987 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1987 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3qj-38w3-r57c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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