Open Redirect Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0

CVE-2018-1736 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 147906.

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