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CVE-2018-1778

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CVE-2018-1778

Published: Dec 20, 2018

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

7.7

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

IBM

API Connect

affected
5.0.8.0
affected
2018.1
affected
5.0.8.4
affected
2018.4.1

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Availability

Low

Attack Complexity

High

Attack Vector

Network

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Privileges Required

None

Scope

Unchanged

User Interaction

None

References

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