IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang
Published Sep 13, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
IBM API Connect 5.0.7.0 through 5.0.7.2 is vulnerable to a regular expression attack that could allow an authenticated attacker to use a regex and cause the system to slow or hang. IBM X-Force ID: 131546.
Affected products
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- Version 5.0.7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.0.7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.0.7.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | n/a |
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- 5.0.7.0
- 5.0.7.1
- 5.0.7.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01455) | 72.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01455) | 69.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 62.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 46.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 45.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 43.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.22% (0.06221) | 82.08th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.22% (0.06221) | 81.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.22% (0.06221) | 89.86th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.22% (0.06221) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008315 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100831 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008315 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100831 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131546 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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