CVE-2018-1956 (GCVE-0-2018-1956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-14 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:30
VLAI
Summary
IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 153628.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:H/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2019-01-10 00:00
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