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Security Bulletin: API Connect is impacted by credential caching

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-4444
DESCRIPTION:  IBM API Connect Developer Portal's user registration page does not disable password autocomplete. An attacker with access to the browser instance and local system credentials can steal the credentials used for registration.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163453 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
API Connect 2018.1-2018.4.1.7

Remediation/Fixes

 
Affected releases Fixed in VRMF APAR Remediation / First Fix
IBM API Connect V2018.1-2018.4.1.7

v2018.4.1.8-ifix1.0

LI81104

Addressed in IBM API Connect v2018.4.1.8-ifix1.0.
 
Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the "portal" package appropriate
form factor for your installation for 2018.4.1.8.
 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

9 December 2019: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 December 2019

UID

ibm11126833