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CVE-2018-1504: IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the...

IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.1.7 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 141340.

MediumCVSS 6.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.1.7 has a clickjacking weakness. An attacker could trick a user into visiting a malicious site that hijacks their clicks, potentially causing unintended actions and follow-on attacks. This is not described as wormable or server-compromising by itself.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate web application risk. It needs planned remediation, especially for sensitive investigation or intelligence workflows, but the sources do not support emergency active-exploitation handling.

Technical view

CVE-2018-1504 affects IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis 2.1.7. The CVSS 3.0 score is 6.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, changed scope, and required user interaction. The source describes click-action hijacking after victim persuasion.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis version 2.1.7, especially where users access the web application in browsers while authenticated.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires user interaction: the victim must be persuaded to visit a malicious website. The CVSS temporal vector lists exploit code maturity as high, but no operational exploit details are provided.

Researcher notes

Evidence is concise and product-specific. No CWE is listed in the bundle. The main constraints are victim interaction and confirmed affected version 2.1.7. Do not broaden impact beyond IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis without vendor evidence.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM advisory guidance for fixed versions or official remediation.
  • Apply IBM-published updates after confirming version applicability.
  • Restrict access to the application to trusted networks where practical.
  • Warn users against opening untrusted links while authenticated to the application.
  • Review browser and application framing protections with approved internal testing.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis deployments and confirm versions.
  • Prioritize any deployment matching version 2.1.7.
  • Review IBM X-Force ID 141340 and IBM support advisory.
  • Confirm whether affected application pages permit untrusted framing.
  • Document remediation status and compensating controls for each deployment.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.1 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.1CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O2.82.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.1Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-1504Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMi2 Enterprise Insight Analysis2.1.7Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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