CVE-2012-5756
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance 2.0.0.0 through 2.0.0.3 and 2.1.0.0 through 2.1.0.2, when a collective configuration is enabled, has a single secret key that is shared across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to spoof a container server by (1) sniffing the network to locate a cleartext transmission of this key or (2) leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.0.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.0.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.0.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.1.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.1.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere datapower xc10 appliance= 2.1.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:h:ibm:websphere_datapower_xc10_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51319cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM68926cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615783cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033740cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79921cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51319enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM68926enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615783enisa_euvd
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