Brute-force attack in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence - CVE-2018-1373

 

Brute-force attack in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence - CVE-2018-1373

Published: March 7, 2018 / Updated: March 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10854
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1373
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to improper lockout of accounts on authentication failure. A remote attacker can conduct a brute force password guessing attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-1373

Update to version 3.2.

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