CVE-2018-1859 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM API Connect versions 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4. An authenticated administrator with limited rights could exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0.0, <= 5.0.8.4CPE 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:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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.