CVE-2017-1161

7.3 highEPSS 1.5%

High (7.3) in ibm api connect. EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM API Connect 5.0.6.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of URLs for the Developer Portal. By crafting a malicious URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the www-data user. IBM X-Force ID: 122956.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.3 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 74% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2017-04-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:api_connect

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000316
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97665
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000316
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97665

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