CVE-2018-1928
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 StoredIQ 7.6.0 does not implement proper authorization of user roles due to which it was possible for a low privileged user to access the application endpoints of high privileged users and also perform some state changing actions restricted to a high privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 153119.
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 StoredIQ 7.6.0 suffers from an improper authorization vulnerability where the application fails to properly validate user roles before allowing access to sensitive endpoints. This allows authenticated low-privileged users to access administrative endpoints and perform state-changing actions restricted to high-privileged users, representing a vertical privilege escalation issue.
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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>= 7.6.0.0, < 7.6.0.17CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 installed IBM StoredIQ versionAccess the IBM StoredIQ admin console or use the product's built-in version check mechanism (typically found in Help > About or system information pages). Record the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.16 (versions below 7.6.0.17)
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Verify the presence of low-privileged user accountsAccess the user management section of the IBM StoredIQ admin interface and enumerate user accounts. Identify accounts that are assigned roles other than administrator-level privileges.Affected if Low-privileged (non-administrator) user accounts exist in the system
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Test administrative endpoint access with low-privileged credentialsLog in to IBM StoredIQ using a low-privileged user account. Attempt to access administrative endpoints or URLs that should be restricted to administrator roles (such as user management, system configuration, or policy modification endpoints).Affected if Low-privileged users can successfully access endpoints restricted to administrator roles
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Verify unauthorized state-changing actions are possibleUsing a low-privileged account, attempt to perform administrative actions such as creating or modifying users, changing system settings, or altering access policies.Affected if Low-privileged users can successfully execute actions that should require administrator privileges
You are affected if your IBM StoredIQ version is 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.16 and low-privileged users can access administrative endpoints or perform privileged actions.
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 data7.6.0.17
Implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) and ensure all endpoints validate user authorization levels before granting access to functionality or data. Consider conducting a comprehensive access control review to identify all vulnerable endpoints.
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