CVE-2013-5445 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can decrypt sensitive data using a static key, exposing cleartext information in IBM Cognos Express.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-5445?

CVE-2013-5445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cognos Express 9.0 before IFIX 2, 9.5 before IFIX 2, 10.1 before IFIX 2, and 10.2.1 before FP1 allows local users to obtain sensitive cleartext information by leveraging knowledge of a static decryption key.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Express.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-5445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmh5-53p6-5c7v.

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