Security Bulletin
Summary
API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.
The management microservice in API Connect version 2018.1 through 2018.3.7 is vulnerable to denial of service attacks via large JSON payloads. An attacker can flood the management service with unauthenticated api requests with large JSON payloads. This could result in the server allocating disproportionate computing resources to process the malicious requests causing the server to crash.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1779
DESCRIPTION: IBM API Connect could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to not setting limits on JSON payload size.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148802 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected API Connect | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| IBM API Connect | 2018.1-2018.3.7 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM API Connect | 2018.4.1 | LI80361 |
Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1
|
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References
Change History
November 16, 2018: Original bulletin published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Product Synonym
API Connect
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 November 2018
UID
ibm10733851