IBM API Connect information disclosure
Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
IBM API Connect 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.3 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 142650.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02181 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 5.0.1.0; 5.0.0.0; 5.0.2.0; 5.0.5.0; 5.0.6.0; 5.0.6.1; 5.0.6.2; 5.0.7.0; 5.0.7.1; 5.0.3.0; 5.0.4.0; 5.0.7.2; 5.0.6.3; 5.0.6.4; 5.0.8.0; 5.0.8.1; 5.0.6.5; 5.0.6.6; 5.0.8.2; 5.0.8.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- API Connect VendorIBM Affected 5.0.1.0; 5.0.0.0; 5.0.2.0; 5.0.5.0; 5.0.6.0; 5.0.6.1; 5.0.6.2; 5.0.7.0; 5.0.7.1; 5.0.3.0; 5.0.4.0; 5.0.7.2; 5.0.6.3; 5.0.6.4; 5.0.8.0; 5.0.8.1; 5.0.6.5; 5.0.6.6; 5.0.8.2; 5.0.8.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1546
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqmx-726h-7gqj
References
More IBM Api Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-12717 Authentication bypass in IBM API Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03132 OS command injection in IBM API Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-07972 IBM API Connect SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03106 IBM API Connect's Developer Portal 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.3 is impacted by a privilege… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01353 IBM API Connect Developer Portal 5.0.0.0 through 5.0.8.2 could allow an unauthenticated… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03133 Server-side request forgery in IBM API Connect CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-1546 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1546 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqmx-726h-7gqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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