Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-1736 is an open redirect issue in IBM WebSphere Portal. An attacker could trick a user into following a crafted link that appears trusted but sends them to a malicious site. The main business risk is phishing, credential theft, or follow-on attacks against users who trust the portal domain. Organizations running IBM WebSphere Portal versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, or 9.0 are potentially exposed, especially where portal URLs are internet-facing or commonly trusted in email and identity workflows. Treat this as a high-priority phishing-enablement issue, not a direct server takeover. Remediate exposed or trusted portal deployments because the vulnerable domain can increase the success of credential theft and follow-on compromise. Mitigation focus: Review IBM advisory and X-Force entry for the vendor-recommended fix path.; Inventory WebSphere Portal deployments and identify versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0.; Prioritize remediation for internet-facing portals and portals used in authentication workflows..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.84Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-websphere-cve20181736-open-redirect(147906)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729683CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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