Brute-force attack in IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence

1) Brute-force attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU10854

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1373

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to improper lockout of accounts on authentication failure. A remote attacker can conduct a brute force password guessing attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.2.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence: 3.1

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013750

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.