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CVE-2018-1638
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3 Developer Portal does not enforce Two Factor Authentication (TFA) while resetting a user password but…
Medium5.9EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3 Developer Portal does not enforce Two Factor Authentication (TFA) while resetting a user password but enforces it for all other login scenarios. IBM X-Force ID: 144483.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:N/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- Bypass Security
- CWE-287 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-287 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.3
References (2)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10718415 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-api-cve20181638-sec-bypass(144483) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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