CVE-2018-1638 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM API Connect Developer Portal versions 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.3, where the system fails to enforce Two-Factor Authentication (TFA) during password reset operations, despite requiring it for all other login scenarios. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and relatively high attack complexity. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0.0, <= 5.0.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.