VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1956
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.02%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.02% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- ibm/security identity manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106554Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153628VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794615Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106554Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153628VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10794615Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.