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Infosphere Information Server CVE-2018-1454

MEDIUM
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319)
2018-06-05 psirt@us.ibm.com
5.9
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Transport encryption
Impact

CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 1.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-319. IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 140089. Affected products include: Ibm Infosphere Information Server.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 140089.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

31
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVE-2023-32336 CRITICAL
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IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to insecure deserializat

CVE-2022-40752 CRITICAL
9.8 Nov 16

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 11.7 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of speci

CVE-2022-22425 CRITICAL
9.8 Nov 03

"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is potentially vulnerable to CSV Injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8),

CVE-2022-31768 CRITICAL
9.8 Jun 06

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to SQL injection. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerab

CVE-2012-0204 CRITICAL
9.3 Jan 31

Untrusted search path vulnerability in InfoSphere Import Export Manager 8.1 through 9.1 in InfoSphere Information Server

CVE-2017-1383 CRITICAL
9.1 Aug 02

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when

CVE-2025-12531 CRITICAL
9.1 Nov 03

XML external entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 lets remote attackers who c

CVE-2022-40747 CRITICAL
9.1 Nov 03

"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing X

CVE-2021-38948 CRITICAL
9.1 Nov 02

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XM

CVE-2025-36245 HIGH
8.8 Sep 29

IBM InfoSphere 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 Information Server could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary comma

CVE-2024-31902 HIGH
8.8 Jun 30

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to exec

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