CVE-2018-1779
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.49% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- ibm/api connect
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148802VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733851Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105991Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148802VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733851Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.