CVE-2018-1778 Auth bypass in API Connect
Attackers can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to user data and privileges if the AccessToken Model is exposed via REST API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1778?
CVE-2018-1778 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 20 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM 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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Api Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-1778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Api Connect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpvh-xcx4-jwmg.