CVE-2013-5391 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can defeat cryptographic protections in IBM Worklight mobile apps due to improper PRNG initialization, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-5391?

CVE-2013-5391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Worklight Consumer and Enterprise Editions 5.0.x before 5.0.6 Fix Pack 2 and 6.0.x before 6.0.0 Fix Pack 2, and Mobile Foundation Consumer and Enterprise Editions 5.0.x before 5.0.6 Fix Pack 2 and 6.0.0 Fix Pack 2 make it easier for attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging improper initialization of the pseudo random number generator (PRNG) in Android and use of the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) by a Worklight program. IBM X-Force ID: 87128.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5391?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Mobile Foundation, Ibm Worklight.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5391?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6r6h-3g69-3c83.

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