5.3

CVE-2016-1000232: ibm api_connect Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-qhv9-728r-6jqg
Published 05-09-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1000232 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ibm api_connect. EPSS estimates a 2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2016:2101RHSA-2017:2912

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability in HTTP request Cookie Header parsing that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Custom HTTP header passed by client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.0.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • api_connect≥ 5.0.6.0, ≤ 5.0.6.5 | ≥ 5.0.7.0, ≤ 5.0.7.2 | 5.0.8.0
Npm1 product
  • tough-cookie< 2.3.0
Redhat1 product
Salesforce1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

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