CVE-2018-1789
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2018-09-07
- WeaknessCWE-918
Am I affected?
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Description
IBM API Connect v2018.1.0 through v2018.3.4 could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted request to conduct a server side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 148939.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2018-09-0715:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-1789?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-1789?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018.x | ≥ 2018.1.0, ≤ 2018.3.4 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
Advisories and patches
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- CNACVSS 3.08.4read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.09.9read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-918read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Published
- 2018-09-07
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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