CVE-2019-4203 Server-side request forgery in API Connect
App developers can exploit IBM API Connect Developer Portal to download arbitrary files and perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-4203?
CVE-2019-4203 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Ibm Api Connect, published on 15 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 and 5.0.8.6 Developer Portal can be exploited by app developers to download arbitrary files from the host OS and potentially carry out SSRF attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 159124.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4203?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Api Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2019-4203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Api Connect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4q5-fmj5-xm6h.