CVE-2018-1467
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 · uneditedThe IBM Storwize V7000 Unified management Web interface 1.6 exposes internal cluster details to unauthenticated users. IBM X-Force ID: 140398.
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 confidenceThe IBM Storwize V7000 Unified management Web interface version 1.6 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where internal cluster details are exposed to unauthenticated users. This indicates a failure in authentication enforcement on certain management endpoints, allowing anyone to access sensitive cluster configuration data without credentials.
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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= 1.6CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified software versionAccess the web management interface and look for the version information typically displayed in the login page, system status, or about section. Alternatively, use the command line interface (CLI) with the 'lsversion' or 'system' command to retrieve the installed software version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.6 (IBM Storwize Unified V7000 Software version 1.6)
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Verify if the management web interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the management web interface via HTTP/HTTPS from an external or untrusted network. Check if port 443 (HTTPS) or port 80 (HTTP) responds to requests without requiring authentication.Affected if The management interface is accessible from an untrusted network without credentials
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Test unauthenticated endpoint accessSend an HTTP GET request to common management endpoints such as /cluster, /config/cluster, or /api/cluster without providing any authentication credentials. Observe if the response returns cluster configuration data.Affected if Sensitive cluster configuration data is returned without requiring authentication
A user is affected if they are running IBM Storwize Unified V7000 Software version 1.6 AND have the management interface accessible without network restrictions, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve cluster configuration details.
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 dataRestrict network access to the management interface to trusted IPs only, apply available vendor patches, and verify that all endpoints properly enforce authentication before returning cluster information.
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