CVE-2018-1705
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 Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 146340.
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 confidenceIBM Platform Symphony and IBM Spectrum Symphony contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to obtain highly sensitive information through improper access controls. The specific data exposed is not detailed in the advisory, but the vulnerability is exploitable by users with valid credentials.
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= 7.1= 7.1.1= 7.1.2= 7.2.0.2CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 installed IBM Symphony product and versionRun 'lsitcl' or check /opt/ibm/symphony/version.txt, or use the management console to view the installed version. Also check /opt/ibm/spectrum_symphony or /opt/ibm/platform_symphony directories for version files.Affected if The installed version matches IBM Platform Symphony 7.1, 7.1.1, or IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2, 7.2.0.2
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Confirm user authentication is enabledCheck if local or LDAP users have valid credentials configured in the Symphony management console under Security or User Management settings. Verify the authentication module is active.Affected if User authentication is enabled and valid user accounts exist in the system (exploitation requires valid credentials)
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Review access control permissions for sensitive resourcesExamine the access control lists (ACLs) configured in the Symphony management console. Check which users or groups have permissions to view sensitive data, job outputs, or configuration files.Affected if Users with standard or limited permissions can access data they should not be authorized to view, indicating improper access controls
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Audit user role assignmentsReview all user role assignments through the management console or by querying the user database. List all users and their assigned roles and permissions.Affected if Non-admin users have been granted excessive permissions or can access resources outside their intended scope
A user is affected if they run any of the exact vulnerable versions (7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.2.0.2) and have authenticated users in the system who may gain unauthorized access to sensitive information through improper access controls.
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 dataApply the relevant IBM fixes for this vulnerability (contact IBM support for specific patch availability) and review user access controls to ensure principle of least privilege.
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- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2018-1705 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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