CVE-2018-1778

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1778
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-20 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:39:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM LoopBack (IBM API Connect 2018.1, 2018.4.1, 5.0.8.0, and 5.0.8.4) could allow an attacker to bypass authentication if the AccessToken Model is exposed over a REST API, it is then possible for anyone to create an AccessToken for any User provided they know the userId and can hence get access to the other user’s data / access to their privileges (if the user happens to be an Admin for example). IBM X-Force ID: 148801.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Api Connect All All All All
Application Ibm Api Connect All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM API Connect CVE-2018-1778 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by authentication bypass vulnerability in LoopBack (CVE-2018-1778) CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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