What is the severity of CVE-2018-1987?

CVE-2018-1987 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1987?

To mitigate CVE-2018-1987, ensure tracing is not activated in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning.

What versions are affected by CVE-2018-1987?

CVE-2018-1987 affects IBM Spectrum Protect for versions 7.1 up to 7.1.3.1 and 8.1 up to 8.1.6.0.

What type of information is exposed in CVE-2018-1987?

CVE-2018-1987 exposes the IBM Spectrum Protect node password in plain text within the ERP trace file.

Is CVE-2018-1987 under active exploitation?

As of now, there is no public information indicating that CVE-2018-1987 is being actively exploited.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-1987

high

7.8

CWE

287

2/8/2019

17/9/2024

CVE-2018-1987

First published: Fri Aug 02 2019(Updated: )

IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1 and 8.1, if tracing is activated, the IBM Spectrum Protect node password may be displayed in plain text in the ERP trace file. IBM X-Force ID: 154280.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM Data Protection	>=7.1.3.0<=7.1.3.1
IBM Data Protection	>=7.1.3.0<=7.1.3.1
IBM Data Protection	>=7.1.3.0<=7.1.3.1
IBM Data Protection	>=8.1.0.0<=8.1.4.0
IBM Data Protection	>=8.1.0.0<=8.1.4.0
IBM Data Protection	>=8.1.0.0<=8.1.6.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1987?
CVE-2018-1987 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1987?
To mitigate CVE-2018-1987, ensure tracing is not activated in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning.
What versions are affected by CVE-2018-1987?
CVE-2018-1987 affects IBM Spectrum Protect for versions 7.1 up to 7.1.3.1 and 8.1 up to 8.1.6.0.
What type of information is exposed in CVE-2018-1987?
CVE-2018-1987 exposes the IBM Spectrum Protect node password in plain text within the ERP trace file.
Is CVE-2018-1987 under active exploitation?
As of now, there is no public information indicating that CVE-2018-1987 is being actively exploited.

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