CVE-2012-5952
What it is
IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 does not validate Basic Authentication credentials before proceeding to WS-Addressing and WS-Security operations, which allows remote attackers to trigger transmission of unauthenticated messages via unspecified vectors.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.1
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.2
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.3
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.4
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.5
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.6
- IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.1.0.7
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623316
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623316
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC89803
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80666
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC89803
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80666