CVE-2018-1956 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 153628.

Published: 2019-01-14

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

Security Identity Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12535	IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 153628.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0023.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106554
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153628
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794615

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Security Identity Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2019-01-14T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:30:16.492Z

Reserved: 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1956

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-14T14:29:00.253

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:39.520

Link: CVE-2018-1956

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-521

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