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Use of Password System for Primary Authentication

CVE-2024-45675

Severity High
Score 8.4/10

Summary

IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10 could allow a local user on the system to log into the Informix server as administrator without a password.

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

CWE-309 - Use of Password System for Primary Authentication

The use of password systems as the primary means of authentication may be subject to several flaws or shortcomings, each reducing the effectiveness of the mechanism.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published