IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure…

published 2018-06-05 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12033

cvss: 5.9; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 140089.

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Exploit prediction

1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CNA	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.0	5.9	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015222
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1041038
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/140089
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1454
NVD CVE-2018-1454

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