CVE-2018-1961
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 Emptoris Contract Management 10.0.0 and 10.1.3.0 could disclose sensitive information from detailed information from error messages. IBM X-Force ID: 153657.
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 Emptoris Contract Management versions 10.0.0 and 10.1.3.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where detailed error messages expose sensitive system information to users. This could include stack traces, file paths, database details, or configuration data that should not be visible in production environments.
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>= 10.0.0, <= 10.1.3.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 versionLocate the IBM Emptoris Contract Management version file or check the application header/footer for the version number. Common locations include: installation directory\version.txt, or log into the application and check Help > AboutAffected if version is 10.0.0 through 10.1.3.0 inclusive
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Test for verbose error exposureTrigger an error condition in the application such as submitting invalid input, accessing a non-existent resource, or causing an application failure. Observe the HTTP response or error page displayedAffected if error messages contain stack traces, file paths, database connection strings, or internal system details
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Check custom error page configurationInspect the web.xml deployment descriptor file (typically in WEB-INF/web.xml) for <error-page> mappings. Verify if custom error pages are configured to handle exceptions and HTTP errors genericallyAffected if no custom error pages are defined, or error pages still display exception details rather than generic messages
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Review error reporting configurationCheck application configuration files (such as log4j.properties, log4j.xml, or similar logging config) for errorReportValve settings or verbose error logging levels. Also check if the application server (WebSphere, Tomcat, etc.) is configured to show detailed errorsAffected if error reporting is set to show verbose details to users, or debug mode is enabled in production
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Inspect HTTP response headersMake a request to the application and examine the HTTP response headers and body for server information leakage. Use browser developer tools or a tool like curl to capture full responses including error responsesAffected if responses expose Java exception class names, stack traces, or full file paths in headers or body
If the installed version falls within 10.0.0 to 10.1.3.0 AND the application displays detailed error information (stack traces, file paths, or system details) to end users, the environment is affected by this 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 dataConfigure the application to display generic error messages to end users rather than detailed exception information. Disable verbose error reporting and implement custom error pages that log detailed errors server-side without exposing them to clients.
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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-2018-1961 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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