Account Lockout Vulnerability in IBM BigFix Compliance
CVE-2017-1197

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Bigfix Compliance Analytics
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 June 2017

Summary

IBM BigFix Compliance has a vulnerability related to insufficient account lockout settings, which could be exploited by a remote attacker to perform brute force attacks on user credentials. This oversight may lead to unauthorized access if an attacker successfully guesses a credential.

Affected Version(s)

BigFix Compliance Analytics 1.9.79

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004170
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123672
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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