CVE-2023-49883 (GCVE-0-2023-49883)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-01 17:07
Modified
2025-10-01 17:19
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-521 - Weak Password Requirements
Summary
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 10.0.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246885Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced Version: 10.0.1
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:transformation_extender_advanced:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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