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Datapower Gateway CVE-2018-1652

MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2018-12-11 psirt@us.ibm.com
Denial Of Service IBM Mq Appliance Datapower Gateway
5.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.19, 7.2.0.0 through 7.2.0.16, 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.10, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.9, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.9, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.2 and IBM MQ Appliance. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. 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-20. IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.19, 7.2.0.0 through 7.2.0.16, 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.10, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.9, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.9, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.2 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.1 through 9.0.5 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service through unknown vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 144724. Affected products include: Ibm Datapower Gateway, Ibm Mq Appliance. Version information: through 7.1.0.19.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.0.19, 7.2.0.0 through 7.2.0.16, 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.10, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.9, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.9, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.2 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.1 through 9.0.5 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service through unknown vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 144724.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

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 0.4%
Patch available Yes
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

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cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datapower_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
PATCH https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10717483 PATCH https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744557 ADVISORY https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144724

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