CVE-2013-3040

medium

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84765

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-08-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N