Vulnerability · CVE-2018-1932
IBM api_connect Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published Feb 14, 2023 · corrected/updated Feb 14, 2023 · IBM api_connect · evidence confidence very high
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 is affected by a vulnerability in the role-based access control in the management server that could allow an authenticated user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 153175.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2018-1932 is a unknown public vulnerability record for IBM api_connect. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether IBM api_connect is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: IBM api_connect. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Feb 14, 2023. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 14, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 is affected by a vulnerability in the role-based access control in the management server that could allow an authenticated user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 153175.
Feb 14, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor IBM api_connectversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-1932
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-1932
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 is affected by a vulnerability in the role-based access control in the management server that could allow an authenticated user to obtain highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 153175.
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