5.9

CVE-2018-1543: ibm mq Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
Published 27-06-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1543 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in ibm mq. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.09%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 142598.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.09% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.09%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links