IBM API Connect security bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM API Connect 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.7, and 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.20 is vulnerable to External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the application to perform server-side DNS lookups or HTTP requests to arbitrary domain names. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker can cause the application server to attack other systems that it can interact with. IBM X-Force ID: 230264.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 10.0.0.0 to before 10.0.5.0; 10.0.1.0 to before 10.0.1.7; 2018.4.1.0 to before 2018.4.1.20 | 10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.7, 2018.4.1.20 | Patch available | CNA |
- API Connect VendorIBM Affected 10.0.0.0 to before 10.0.5.0; 10.0.1.0 to before 10.0.1.7; 2018.4.1.0 to before 2018.4.1.20 Fixed in 10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.7, 2018.4.1.20 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0.0 – 10.0.5.0; 10.0.1.0 – 10.0.1.7; 2018.4.1.0 – 2018.4.1.20 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:api_connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0.0 – 10.0.5.0; 10.0.1.0 – 10.0.1.7; 2018.4.1.0 – 2018.4.1.20 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
- Fix · CNA API Connect (IBM) Fixed in 10.0.5.0, 10.0.1.7, 2018.4.1.20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-34350
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-434c-w883-rf5w
- 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2022-34350 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-34350 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-434c-w883-rf5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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