What is CVE-2017-1222?

CVE-2017-1222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix_platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-1222?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Bigfix_platform

CVE-2017-1222

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5) does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM X-Force ID: 123862.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (39.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix_platform — versions 9.2, 9.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1222?: CVE-2017-1222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix_platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-1222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.