CVE-2018-1362
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 · uneditedIBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0.5, 6.1.1, 6.2.0, and 7.0.1 within Citizen Portal could allow an authenticated user to withdraw other user's submitted applications from the system and possibly obtain privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 137380.
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 confidenceThis is an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) or broken access control vulnerability in IBM Curam Social Program Management's Citizen Portal. An authenticated user can withdraw other users' submitted applications by manipulating application identifiers, indicating the system fails to verify ownership or authorization before allowing the withdrawal action. This allows unauthorized modification of other users' data and potential privilege escalation.
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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= 6.0.5= 6.1.1.0= 6.2.0.0= 7.0.1CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Determine installed IBM Curam versionCheck the IBM Curam Social Program Management version through the product's about page, installation directory metadata, or administrative console. Common locations include the server properties files or the Curam administrator interface.Affected if The installed version matches 6.0.5, 6.1.1.0, 6.2.0.0, or 7.0.1 exactly.
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Verify Citizen Portal is enabledConfirm that the Citizen Portal web application module is deployed and accessible in the IBM Curam environment. Check the web application server configuration for the Curam Citizen Portal application.Affected if Citizen Portal is deployed and active in the environment.
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Review application audit logs for withdrawal actionsExamine IBM Curam audit and application logs for withdrawal operations on applications. Look for the withdrawal action/API calls and correlate with the user performing them.Affected if Logs show withdrawal actions performed by users on applications they do not own.
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Inspect application authorization configurationReview the Curam application configuration and security settings related to the withdrawal functionality. Check if ownership validation is properly configured in the application access control settings.Affected if No explicit ownership verification is configured for the withdrawal operation, or the authorization rules allow users to withdraw any application by ID.
You are affected if you run IBM Curam Social Program Management versions 6.0.5, 6.1.1.0, 6.2.0.0, or 7.0.1 with the Citizen Portal enabled, and your application lacks proper ownership validation for withdrawal operations.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks ensuring users can only withdraw applications they own or are explicitly authorized to manage. Add ownership validation before executing any withdrawal operation.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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