CVE-2018-19505 — Remedy AR System Server in BMC Remedy 7.1 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user, because userdata.js in the WOI:WorkOrderConsole component allows a username substitution involving a UserData_Init call

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Remedy AR System Server in BMC Remedy 7.1 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user, because userdata.js in the WOI:WorkOrderConsole component allows a username substitution involving a UserData_Init call

Published Jan 3, 2019

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.58%

Description

Remedy AR System Server in BMC Remedy 7.1 may fail to set the correct user context in certain impersonation scenarios, which can allow a user to act with the identity of a different user, because userdata.js in the WOI:WorkOrderConsole component allows a username substitution involving a UserData_Init call.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.58% 0.01581

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01581

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	1.58% (0.01581)	74.67th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	1.58% (0.01581)	74.42th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.09% (0.00092)	39.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 9, 2023	0.09% (0.00094)	39.54th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00100)	39.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00890)	30.33th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00890)	12.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.83% (0.00833)	24.58th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.83% (0.00833)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (3)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150492/BMC-Remedy-7.1-User-Impersonation.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/62
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042177
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150492/BMC-Remedy-7.1-User-Impersonation.html		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/62		mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042177		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 3, 2019

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Nov 23, 2018

Link CVE-2018-19505

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-19505

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-19505