What is CVE-2017-1232?

CVE-2017-1232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-1232?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2017-1232

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5) transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. IBM X-Force ID: 123911.

Published 2017-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.2, 9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101571 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123911 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1232?: CVE-2017-1232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-1232?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.