What is CVE-2018-1475?

CVE-2018-1475 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-1475?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Platform

CVE-2018-1475

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 140756.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5, 9.2
Ibm Bigfix_platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1475?: CVE-2018-1475 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-1475?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.