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Infosphere Information Server CVE-2012-0205

MEDIUM
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2013-01-31 psirt@us.ibm.com
Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service IBM Infosphere Information Server Infosphere Metadata Workbench
6.5
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 31, 2013 - 12:06 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

InfoSphere Metadata Workbench (MWB) 8.1 through 8.7 in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 does not properly restrict use of the troubleshooting feature, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions or cause a denial of service (workbench outage) via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

InfoSphere Metadata Workbench (MWB) 8.1 through 8.7 in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 does not properly restrict use of the troubleshooting feature, which allows. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. InfoSphere Metadata Workbench (MWB) 8.1 through 8.7 in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 does not properly restrict use of the troubleshooting feature, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions or cause a denial of service (workbench outage) via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Ibm Infosphere Information Server, Ibm Infosphere Metadata Workbench. Version information: through 8.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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