What is CVE-2017-1231?

CVE-2017-1231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-1231?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2017-1231

IBM BigFix Platform 9.5 - 9.5.9 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 123910.

Published 2018-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5.9, 9.5, 9.5.4
IBM Bigfix Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123910 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1231?: CVE-2017-1231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-1231?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.