CVE-2018-1345
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNetIQ iManager, versions prior to 3.1, under some circumstances could be susceptible to an elevation of privilege attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNetIQ iManager versions prior to 3.1 contain an elevation of privilege vulnerability that allows attackers to gain higher access rights than their authenticated account normally permits, likely through manipulation of session or authorization mechanisms.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify NetIQ iManager installationLocate the iManager installation directory, typically under /opt/netiq or /var/opt/netiq on Linux, or C:\NetIQ on Windows. Check for the iManager WAR file (imanager.war) or the install directory structure.Affected if iManager is installed on the system
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Determine installed iManager versionCheck the version by accessing the iManager login page and looking for a version display, or by examining version files in the installation directory. Common locations include the manifest file within the WAR or a version.properties file in the install directory.Affected if The version displayed or found is below 3.1 (for example, 3.0.x, 2.7.x, or earlier)
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Compare version to affected rangeDocument the exact version number found and compare it against the affected range: any version prior to 3.1 is vulnerable. Versions 3.1 and later are not affected.Affected if The installed version is any release prior to 3.1, such as 3.0.1, 3.0.0, 2.7.5, etc.
If NetIQ iManager is installed and the version is anything prior to 3.1, the environment is affected by this elevation of privilege vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data3.1
Upgrade iManager to version 3.1 or later. If upgrading is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the iManager administration interface to trusted management networks and enforce strong authentication for all administrative accounts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-1345 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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