CVE-2018-7676
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 NetIQ Identity Manager, in versions prior to 4.7, userapp with log / trace enabled may leak sensitive information.
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 · low confidenceNetIQ Identity Manager versions prior to 4.7 contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the userapp component when logging or tracing is enabled. Sensitive information may be written to log files, potentially exposing credentials, session data, or other confidential data.
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<= 4.6CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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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Determine installed NetIQ Identity Manager versionCheck the installed version of NetIQ Identity Manager using the product's built-in version reporting mechanism or package manager. Common locations include the installer metadata, about dialog, or version file in the installation directory.Affected if The installed version is 4.6 or earlier (any version prior to 4.7).
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Identify if userapp component is deployedLocate and verify whether the userapp component of NetIQ Identity Manager is installed and running in your environment.Affected if The userapp component is present and operational.
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Check logging configuration for userappExamine the logging and tracing configuration settings for the userapp component. Look for logging level settings, trace enable flags, or similar configuration options that control log output verbosity.Affected if Logging or tracing is enabled (set to any level that writes detailed output to log files).
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Inspect log file contentsAccess the log files generated by the userapp component. Search for patterns that may indicate sensitive data such as passwords, session tokens, authentication credentials, or other confidential information being written to logs.Affected if Sensitive information (credentials, session data, or similar confidential data) is present in the log files.
You are affected if running NetIQ Identity Manager version 4.6 or earlier with the userapp component deployed and logging/tracing enabled, which results in sensitive data being written to log files.
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 dataUpgrade to NetIQ Identity Manager 4.7 or later. Alternatively, review and restrict logging/tracing configurations to prevent sensitive data from being written to log files, or implement log sanitization.
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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-2018-7676 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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