Privilege escalation in IBM API Connect - CVE-2018-1784
Published: December 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16716
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1784
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM API Connect
IBM API Connect
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NoSQL injection in MongoDB connector for the LoopBack framework. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges and gain read/modify access to arbitrary data.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1784
Update to version 5.0.8.5.