CVE-2018-1900 [Medium] | XSS in Curam Social Program Management

IBM Curam Social Program Management 6.0.5, 6.1.1, 6.2.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 152529.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.16%	0.97%	+0.81%
2	2025-03-17	0.06%	0.16%	+0.10%
3	2023-03-07	—	0.06%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.16%

0.97%

+0.81%

2025-03-17

0.06%

0.16%

+0.10%

2023-03-07

—

0.06%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.4	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.3	2.7	[email protected]
5.4	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.3	2.7	[email protected]
3.5	2.0	LOW	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	6.8	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.4

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.3

2.7

[email protected]

5.4

3.0

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.3

2.7

[email protected]

3.5

2.0

LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

6.8

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1900

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	curam_social_program_management	>= 6.0.5.0, <= 6.0.5.10	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management::::::::
ibm	curam_social_program_management	>= 6.1.0.0, <= 6.1.1.6	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management::::::::
ibm	curam_social_program_management	>= 6.2.0.0, <= 6.2.0.6	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management::::::::
ibm	curam_social_program_management	>= 7.0.0.0, <= 7.0.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management::::::::
ibm	curam_social_program_management	>= 7.0.2.0, <= 7.0.4.0	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:curam_social_program_management::::::::

References for CVE-2018-1900

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106189	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152529	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10739035	Patch Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2018-1900

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1900

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1900

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1900

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1900

References for CVE-2018-1900