VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-4565
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 and 3.0.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0 and 3.0.1 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: 166626.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.48% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- ibm/security key lifecycle manager
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166626VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-ibm-security-key-lifecycle-manager-uses-weak-password-policy-cve-2019-4565Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/166626VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-ibm-security-key-lifecycle-manager-uses-weak-password-policy-cve-2019-4565Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.