PT-2018-12705 · Ibm · Ibm Bigfix Platform

Published 2018-04-27 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-1475

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM BigFix Platform versions 9.2 and 9.5

Description The issue is related to an inadequate account lockout setting, which could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.

Recommendations For IBM BigFix Platform versions 9.2 and 9.5, consider implementing a more robust account lockout policy to prevent brute force attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1475

Affected Products

Ibm Bigfix Platform

References · 4

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140756 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015754 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1475 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1475 · Vendor Advisory