Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is affected by a clickjacking vulnerability (CVE-2018-1599)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

API Connect could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim’s click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-1599
**DESCRIPTION:*IBM API Connect could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim’s click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143744 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected API Connect

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Affected Versions

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IBM API Connect | 5.0.0.0-5.0.8.4
IBM API Connect | 2018.1-2018.3.4

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product

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Addressed in VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation / First Fix

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IBM API Connect

| 5.0.8.4 iFix | LI80218 | Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.4 iFix.

Management Server is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “APIConnect_Management” package:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7EWebSp…
IBM API Connect | 2018.3.5 | LI80218 |

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.3.5

Management Server is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “management-images-kubernetes” package:

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/identifyFixes?query.pare…

Workarounds and Mitigations

None