CVE-2018-1638

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Published Jul 31, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3 Developer Portal does not enforce Two Factor Authentication (TFA) while resetting a user password but enforces it for all other login scenarios. IBM X-Force ID: 144483.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

API Connect

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12217	IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3 Developer Portal does not enforce Two Factor Authentication (TFA) while resetting a user password but enforces it for all other login scenarios. IBM X-Force ID: 144483.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.745% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144483
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718415

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Api Connect

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Jul 31, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:41 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 31, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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