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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect V5 is vulnerable to horizontal privilege escalation (CVE-2018-1859)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1859
DESCRIPTION: IBM API Connect V5 could allow a user authenticated as an administrator with limited rights to escalate their privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151258 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected IBM API Management Affected Versions
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.4

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF APAR Remediation / First Fix
IBM API Connect V5.0.8.0 - 5.0.8.4 5.0.8.5 LI80499

Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.5 fixpack.

Follow this link and find the APIConnect_Management package.


http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.8.4&platform=All&function=all&source=fc

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

January 2, 2019: 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.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

PSIRT PR 122276

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 January 2019

UID

ibm10792055

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