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Brute Force CVE-2025-1993

MEDIUM
Weak Password Requirements (CWE-521)
2025-05-09 psirt@us.ibm.com
Information Disclosure IBM Brute Force App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands App Connect Operator
5.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-521
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Password strength requirements
Impact

CVSS score of 5.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.04%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, and 12.10. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

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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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-521. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, and 12.10 DesignerAuthoring instances store their flows in a database that is protected by weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could be decrypted by a local user. Affected products include: Ibm App Connect Enterprise Certified Containers Operands, Ibm App Connect Operator.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, and 12.10 DesignerAuthoring instances store their flows in a database that is protected by weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could be decrypted by a local user.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2025-1993 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 5.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict network access and enable monitoring.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 88% exploitable

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.7.0:r4:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.11.1:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.11.2:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.11.3:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12:r1:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12:r10:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.0:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.0:r2:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.2:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.3:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.4:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:12.0.12.5:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.1.0:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.1.0:r2:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.1.1:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.2.0:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.2.1:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.2.2:r1:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise_certified_containers_operands:13.0.2.2:r2:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_operator:*:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*
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References

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ADVISORY https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7233054

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