CVE-2013-3040
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.014 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- 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= 8.5.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.7.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 8.7.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm infosphere information server= 9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84765cnnvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84765enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755nvd
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