OS Command Injection in IBM API Connect - CVE-2019-4202
Published: April 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18279
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4202
CWE-ID: CWE-78
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 attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTTP requests within the Developer Portal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected aplication and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-4202
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