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 v4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1411
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1411
Install update from vendor's website.