CVE-2018-1956

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-1956

Assigner
psirt@us.ibm.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2019-01-14T14:29:00

Last Modified Date
2020-08-24T17:37:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-521	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager::::::::	1	OR	6.0.0	6.0.0.20

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
7.5

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794615	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153628	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106554	Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1956
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-1956

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:30:46				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 16:22:31	2019-01-14T14:29Z	2019-01-14T14:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 16:22:31		2020-08-24T17:37:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 16:22:31		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated