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CVE-2018-1789 — IBM API Connect v2018

IBM API Connect v2018.1.0 through v2018.3.4 could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted request to conduct a server side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 148939.

CVSS

8.4 HIGH

EPSS

0.18% (top 60.20%)

CWE

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Published

2018-09-07T16:00:00.000Z

Last modified

2024-09-17T01:36:25.519Z

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM API Connect v2018.1.0 through v2018.3.4 could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted request to conduct a server side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 148939.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	API Connect	2018.2.1, 2018.2.2, 2018.2.3, 2018.2.4, 2018.1.0, 2018.2.5, 2018.2.6, 2018.2.7, 2018.2.8, 2018.2.9, 2018.2.10, 2018.2.11, 2018.3.1, 2018.3.2, 2018.3.3, 2018.3.4

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

Published: 2018-09-07T16:00:00.000Z
Last modified: 2024-09-17T01:36:25.519Z

09References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148939
www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10728517

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