Weak password requirements in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - CVE-2025-14917

Vulnerability identifier: #VU124831

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14917

CWE-ID: CWE-521

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a brute-force attack.

The vulnerability exists due to weak password requirements when the appSecurity-1.0, appSecurity-2.0, appSecurity-3.0, appSecurity-4.0 or appSecurity-5.0 feature is enabled. As a result users can set weak passwords to access their accounts. A remote attacker can perform brute-force attack and gain unauthorized access to the application. 

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager
Enterprise Application Runtimes
PowerVM NovaLink
WebSphere Hybrid Edition
Cloud Pak for Applications
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V
Storage Protect for Space Management
Storage Protect Client
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component
IBM OpenPages with Watson
CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition
IBM MQ Appliance
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
Data Product Hub
Storage Protect Operations Center
Engineering Lifecycle Management
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services
IBM Common Licensing
IBM Business Automation Workflow
IBM MQ

Install interim fix PH70078 and update to the later version when available. 

PowerVM NovaLink - addressed in versions 2.1.1-260428, 2.2.1.1-260428, 2.3.2-260422
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - update to 8.2.2.0
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V - update to 8.2.2.0
Storage Protect for Space Management - update to 8.2.2.0
Storage Protect Client - update to 8.2.2.0
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix19
Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component - addressed in versions 9.0.22, 9.1.12
IBM MQ Appliance - addressed in versions 9.4.0.21, 9.4.5.1
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak - addressed in versions 23.0.20.6, 30.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow - addressed in versions 24.0.0-IF009, 24.0.1-IF008, 25.0.0-IF005, 26.0.0.0
Data Product Hub - addressed in versions 5.3.1 Patch 7, 5.4.0
Storage Protect Operations Center - update to 8.2.2
IBM MQ - addressed in versions 9.1.0.36, 9.2.0.42, 9.3.0.40, 9.4.0.21, 9.4.5.1

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7267362

• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
• Weak password requirements in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
• Weak password requirements in IBM Enterprise Application Runtimes
• Weak password requirements in IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services
• Weak password requirements in IBM MQ Appliance
• Weak password requirements in IBM MQ
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
• Weak password requirements in IBM PowerVM Novalink
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Data Product Hub
• Weak password requirements in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management products
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages
• Weak password requirements in IBM Common Licensing
• Multiple vulnerabilities in CICS Transaction Gateway Desktop Edition
• Weak password requirements in IBM Storage Protect Operations Center
• Weak password requirements in IBM Storage Protect for Space Management
• Weak password requirements in IBM Storage Protect Client and Virtual Environments
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Monitor Component
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager