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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2014-0872

Medium
4.1/10

Summary

The installation process in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5 stores unencrypted credentials, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging root access. IBM X-Force ID: 90988.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published