Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect Developer Portal is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (CVE-2018-1712)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

IBM API Connect Developer Portal is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery. An attacker, using specially crafted input parameters can trick the server into making potentially malicious calls within the trusted network.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-1712
**DESCRIPTION:*IBM API Connect Developer Portal is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery. An attacker, using specially crafted input parameters can trick the server into making potentially malicious calls within the trusted network.
CVSS Base Score: 8.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-2018-1712&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3

Remediation/Fixes

Addressed in IBM API Connect Developer Portal V5.0.8.3 iFix.

Follow this link and find the “APIConnect-Portal” package.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.8.3&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=5.0.8.3-APIConnect-Portal-Ubuntu16-20180613-1142,5.0.8.3-APIConnect-Portal-Ubuntu16-20180613-1142.ova&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None