CVE-2018-1973 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited 'API Administrator level access to give themselves full 'Administrator' level access through the members functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 153914.

Published: 2018-12-20

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

API Connect

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0.0.0`	affected	—
`5.0.8.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12552	IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited 'API Administrator level access to give themselves full 'Administrator' level access through the members functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 153914.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00244.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106281
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153914
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10788339

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Api Connect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2018-12-20T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:39:21.308Z

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1973

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-20T14:29:00.573

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:40.630

Link: CVE-2018-1973

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269

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