What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-8896?

CVE-2014-8896 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Infosphere Master Data Management Server For Product Information Management CVE-2014-8896

MEDIUM

Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

2014-12-22 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM Authentication Bypass Infosphere Master Data Management Server For Product Information Management Infosphere Master Data Management Collaborative Server

4.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 22, 2014 - 16:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.0

DescriptionCVE.org

The Collaboration Server in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management 9.x through 9.1 and InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition 10.x through 10.1, 11.0 before FP7, and 11.3 and 11.4 before 11.4 FP1 allows remote authenticated users to modify the administrator's credentials and consequently gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

The Collaboration Server in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management 9.x through 9.1 and InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition 10.x through. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. The Collaboration Server in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management 9.x through 9.1 and InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition 10.x through 10.1, 11.0 before FP7, and 11.3 and 11.4 before 11.4 FP1 allows remote authenticated users to modify the administrator's credentials and consequently gain privileges via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Server For Product Information Management, Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Collaborative Server. Version information: through 9.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.