Security Bulletin: Password vulnerability in IBM® Intelligent Operations Center (CVE-2019-4321)

Summary

IBM® Intelligent Operations Center does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4321 DESCRIPTION: IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161201&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following products and versions:

• IBM® Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 - V5.2.0
• IBM® Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.6
• IBM® Water Operations for Waternamics V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply an interim fix that contains the fix for this issue as soon as practical.

For information about the latest available updates, see IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.2 installation updates.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.