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CVE-2018-1742: IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: Hard-coded credentials or backdoor

CVE-2018-1742 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.3 and NVD lists IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.6, 2.7, and 3.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 148421.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local. The attacker needs local access to the system.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Changed. Impact reaches beyond the vulnerable component to other resources.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

Affected products

  • IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: from 2.6.0 up to and including 2.6.0.4; from 2.7.0 up to and including 2.7.0.3; from 3.0 up to and including 3.0.0.1

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