Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect V5 is vulnerable to horizontal privilege escalation (CVE-2018-1859)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-1859
**DESCRIPTION:*IBM API Connect V5 could allow a user authenticated as an administrator with limited rights to escalate their privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151258&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.5 fixpack.

Follow this link and find the APIConnect_Management package.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.8.4&platform=All&function=all&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None