CVE-2018-7683
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 · uneditedMicro Focus Solutions Business Manager versions prior to 11.4 might reveal certain sensitive information in server log files.
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 confidenceMicro Focus Solutions Business Manager versions prior to 11.4 contain a vulnerability where certain sensitive information is inadvertently written to server log files, potentially exposing credentials, session data, or other confidential content to unauthorized parties with access to those logs.
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< 11.4CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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 Solutions Business Manager versionLocate the installed version of Micro Focus Solutions Business Manager by checking the product's About dialog, installation directory, or version file. Common locations include the installation root folder or registry entries for installed software.Affected if The installed version is any build or release prior to 11.4 (e.g., 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, or earlier releases).
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Locate server log filesIdentify log directories used by Solutions Business Manager. Check application server log folders (such as those for JBoss, WebLogic, or Tomcat if used), and the application's own log directory.Affected if Log files exist in standard or configured log directories for the application.
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Search log files for sensitive stringsInspect log file contents for patterns indicating exposed sensitive data. Search for keywords such as 'password', 'passwd', 'credential', 'session', 'token', 'Authorization', or 'Basic' followed by encoded values.Affected if Log files contain any plaintext credentials, session identifiers, authorization tokens, or other confidential data that should not be exposed.
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Review log configuration for sanitization settingsExamine the logging configuration files (such as log4j.xml, log4j.properties, or similar) to determine whether any sanitization or masking rules are defined for sensitive fields.Affected if Log configuration lacks rules to filter or mask sensitive parameters before writing to log files.
The environment is affected if Solutions Business Manager is installed at a version prior to 11.4 and log files are present, as sensitive information may have been written to those logs.
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 data11.4
Upgrade to Solutions Business Manager version 11.4 or later. Additionally, review and sanitize existing log files to remove any exposed sensitive data, and implement log sanitization policies to prevent future leakage.
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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-2018-7683 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.
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- 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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