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CVE-2018-1778

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-12-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

IBM LoopBack (IBM API Connect 2018.1, 2018.4.1, 5.0.8.0, and 5.0.8.4) could allow an attacker to bypass authentication if the AccessToken Model is exposed over a REST API, it is then possible for anyone to create an AccessToken for any User provided they know the userId and can hence get access to the other user’s data / access to their privileges (if the user happens to be an Admin for example). IBM X-Force ID: 148801.

Affected products

• IBM API Connect: from 5.0.8.0 through 5.0.8.4; from 2018.1.0 through 2018.4.1.0

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733883
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106313
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148801
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733883
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106313
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148801

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