CVE-2018-1889
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 Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 152080.
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 · high confidenceIBM Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.5 contains a stored XSS vulnerability in the Web UI that allows authenticated users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code. This can manipulate the UI behavior and potentially steal session credentials from other users viewing the compromised content.
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>= 10.0, <= 10.5CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 Guardium versionRun command: guardium_version or access the Web UI footer which displays the version numberAffected if Version number is 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5 (inclusive)
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Confirm Web UI is enabledCheck if the Guardium Web UI service is running via command: cli -cmd "status" | grep -i web or access the login page at the configured hostAffected if Web UI is accessible and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests
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Verify administrative accounts existCheck for existing user accounts with administrative privileges via: cli -cmd "show user" or through Web UI user managementAffected if Any authenticated users exist in the system, particularly those with admin or analyst roles
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Inspect Web UI input fields for injected scriptsReview Guardium database or configuration files for stored XSS payloads. Check tables like STDEPLOYMENT or custom views where user input is stored. Use CLI: cli -cmd "show result" for recent activities containing script tagsAffected if Any entries contain JavaScript tags (<script>, javascript:, onload, onerror, etc.) in input fields visible to other users
If Guardium version is 10.0-10.5 and the Web UI is exposed with at least one authenticated user account, the environment is potentially affected by this stored XSS 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 dataApply the IBM patch for CVE-2018-1889 when available. In the interim, restrict administrative access and monitor for suspicious JavaScript in Web UI inputs.
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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-2018-1889 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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