CVE-2018-1789: ibm api_connect Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVSS: 9.9v3.0CriticalModified
Published 07-09-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-1789 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in ibm api_connect. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 07-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:LSources2 sources · 8.4–9.9
- CVE.orgCNA8.4HighCVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:ODiffers
Medium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.23% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.23%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ibm1 product
- api_connect2018.2.1 | 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 | ≥ 2018.1.0, ≤ 2018.3.4
1 vendor · 1 product