CVE-2016-5964 Security feature bypass in Privileged Identity Manager
Inadequate account lockout settings in IBM Privileged Identity Manager allow remote attackers to brute force credentials and take over accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5964?
CVE-2016-5964 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance version 2.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5964?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5964?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5964 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5964 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1640 Command injection in Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1618 Path traversal in Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5958 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5988 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-2996 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h82q-3jgp-hh7x.