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CVE-2018-1973
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited 'API Administrator level access to give themselves full 'Administrator'…
High7.2EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.4 allows a user with limited 'API Administrator level access to give themselves full 'Administrator' level access through the members functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 153914.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
- CWE-269 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
IBM · API Connect
- affected 5.0.0.0
- affected 5.0.8.4
References (3)
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10788339 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 106281 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ibm-api-cve20181973-priv-escalation(153914) (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)
Record last updated .