Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Access Manager for Web does not enforce account lockouts after a certain number of failed login attempts. A remote attacker could use a brute force attack to determine the login credentials for the administrator.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5010
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager for Web does not enforce account lockouts after a certain number of failed login attempts. A remote attacker could use a brute force attack to determine the login credentials for the administrator.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106373 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 (appliance), all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions
Remediation/Fixes
The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.
| Product name | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web (appliance-based) | 7.0 - 7.0.0.20 | IV80728 | 1. Apply Interim Fix 21: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0021 |
| IBM Security Access Manager for Web | 8.0 - 8.0.1.3 | IV80694 | 1. For 8.0-8.0.1.2 environments, upgrade to 8.0.1.3: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0003 2. Apply 8.0.1.3 Interim Fix 4: 8.0.1.3-ISS-WGA-IF0004 |
| IBM Security Access Manager | 9.0 - 9.0.0.1 | IV80694 | 1. For 9.0 environments, upgrade to 9.0.0.1: 9.0.0-ISS-ISAM-FP0001 2. Apply 9.0.0.1 Interim Fix 1: 9.0.0.1-ISS-ISAM-IF0001 |
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References
Acknowledgement
IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Chris Shepherd. Dmitriy Beryoza
Change History
February 12, 2016: Added Acknowledgement
February 1, 2016: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21970508