Insufficiently protected credentials in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI) - CVE-2017-1411
Published: August 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36792
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1411
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 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: 127399.
Affected software
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1411
Install update from vendor's website.