CVE-2012-0205
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
InfoSphere Metadata Workbench (MWB) 8.1 through 8.7 in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 does not properly restrict use of the troubleshooting feature, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions or cause a denial of service (workbench outage) via unspecified vectors.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.5.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.5.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere metadata workbench= 8.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_metadata_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere metadata workbench= 8.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_metadata_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere metadata workbench= 8.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_metadata_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere metadata workbench= 8.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_metadata_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere metadata workbench= 8.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_metadata_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51985cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623501cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/73265cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623501enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73265enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623501Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73265nvd
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