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CVE-2018-1791

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to an External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to an External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of a request property. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the Connections server to attack other systems. IBM X-Force ID: 148946.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00166
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ibm connectionsall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighOutbound RDP Connections Over Non-Standard Tools
producthighRemote PowerShell Sessions Network Connections (WinRM)
productmediumMicrosoft Sync Center Suspicious Network Connections
productmediumSuspicious Outbound SMTP Connections
productmediumSuspicious Wordpad Outbound Connections
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Scoring & Timeline

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@us.ibm.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Sep 2018 · 12:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148946VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10731207Vendor Advisory
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