Security Bulletin: IBM Capacity Management Analytics is affected by a plaintext password vulnerability (CVE-2015-7433)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Capacity Management Analytics could allow a local user on the CMA install machine to obtain other CMA user's usernames and passwords in plaintext during the CMA install.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7433
DESCRIPTION: IBM Capacity Management Analytics could allow a local user on the CMA install machine to obtain other CMA user's usernames and passwords in plaintext during the CMA install.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107862 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Capacity Management Analytics 2.1.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation/First Fix
IBM Capacity Management Analytics	2.1.0.0	PI53003	The fix will be available in the CMA 2.1.0.1 (CMA 2.1 Fix Pack 1). Link to fix: For Windows:http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cognos&product=ibm/Information+Management/Capacity+Management+Analytics&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.1.0-BA-CMA-Win32-FP001 For zLinux: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cognos&product=ibm/Information+Management/Capacity+Management+Analytics&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=2.1.0-BA-CMA-zLinux64-FP001

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Security Bulletin: IBM Capacity Management Analytics is affected by a plaintext password vulnerability (CVE-2015-7433)