# CVE-2017-1362: Information disclosure in Security Identity Manager

> Local attackers can read user credentials stored in plain text by IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters, leading to potential account compromise.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v44j-qqhm-p2vp

## What is CVE-2017-1362?

CVE-2017-1362 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 25 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters 6.0 and 7.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 126801.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1362?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Manager

- [CVE-2018-1969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1969/): File upload in Security Identity Manager (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1453/): File upload in Security Identity Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0335/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-6106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6106/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4561/): Deserialization in Security Identity Manager (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1362 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1362 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 25 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Identity Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1362/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1362/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1362
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1362
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1362

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1362/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.