What is CVE-2017-1258?

CVE-2017-1258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1258?

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

Auth bypass in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1258

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.1 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM X-Force ID: 124685

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1, 10.0.1, 10.0
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99377 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124685 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1258?: CVE-2017-1258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1258?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.