7.5

CVE-2018-1668: ibm datapower_gateway Improper Authentication

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 29-01-2019Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1668 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ibm datapower_gateway. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.40%
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. 29-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.19, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.18, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.18, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.11 appliances allows "null" logins which could give read access to IPMI data to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 144894.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.40%

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

Ibm1 product
  • datapower_gateway7.6.0.0 | 7.5.2.0 | 7.5.1.0 | 7.5.0.0 | 7.5.0.19 | 7.5.1.18 | 7.5.2.18 | 7.6.0.11 | ≥ 7.5.0.0, ≤ 7.5.0.19 | ≥ 7.5.1.0, ≤ 7.5.1.18 | ≥ 7.5.2.0, ≤ 7.5.2.18 | ≥ 7.6.0.0, ≤ 7.6.0.11

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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