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CVE-2018-1682: IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 could disclose sensitive information over the network that an attacked could...

IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 could disclose sensitive information over the network that an attacked could use in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 145238.

MediumCVSS 5.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3 may expose sensitive information over the network. The issue is medium severity because it affects confidentiality, appears remotely reachable, and does not require authentication or user interaction. The source bundle does not name the information exposed or provide evidence of active exploitation.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable deployments. For isolated internal deployments, handle through normal vulnerability management, but do not defer indefinitely because unauthenticated network access is part of the CVSS profile.

Technical view

CVE-2018-1682 affects IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3. The CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact. Integrity and availability impacts are not indicated. Source metadata indicates official remediation exists, but the bundle does not include exact fix instructions.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running IBM Watson Studio Local 1.2.3, especially if management or application interfaces are reachable over internal or external networks. No other affected versions or products are identified in the provided sources.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the bundle, and the CVSS temporal metric indicates exploit maturity as unproven. Treat this as a remotely reachable information disclosure risk, not a confirmed actively exploited vulnerability.

Researcher notes

The public bundle is sparse. It supports affected product, version, CVSS metrics, IBM X-Force ID 145238, and general sensitive-information disclosure. It does not specify the exposed data, vulnerable endpoint, exploit technique, or exact remediation steps.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory IBM Watson Studio Local deployments and identify any version 1.2.3 instances.
  • Review the IBM advisory for the official remediation or upgrade path.
  • Limit network access to affected services until vendor remediation is applied.
  • Avoid exposing Watson Studio Local interfaces directly to untrusted networks.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed Watson Studio Local version against the affected 1.2.3 version.
  • Check whether affected services are reachable from untrusted or broad internal networks.
  • Review IBM advisory details for required fixed versions or configuration changes.
  • Validate remediation by confirming the instance no longer reports version 1.2.3.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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
5.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/UI:N/AV:N/I:N/PR:N/C:L/A:N/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U3.91.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-1682Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

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
IBMWatson Studio Local1.2.3Listed
Weakness

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