CVE-2018-1779 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IBM API Connect versions 2018.1 through 2018.3.7, stemming from the absence of limits on JSON payload sizes. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2018.1.0, <= 2018.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.