Resource allocation without limits in IBM API Connect
Priority LOW 38CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
IBM API Connect 2018.1 through 2018.3.7 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to not setting limits on JSON payload size. IBM X-Force ID: 148802.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02494 84th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1779
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v56w-326w-7cmw
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-2018-1779 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1779 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v56w-326w-7cmw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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