CVE-2017-1551 Other in API Connect
Remote attackers can hijack user click actions in IBM API Connect by tricking victims into visiting malicious sites, potentially enabling further attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1551?
CVE-2017-1551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 25 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.7.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 131291.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Api Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-1551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Api Connect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mhm-5g5m-8p52.