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Security Bulletin: IBM Common Licensing is affected by a Weak Password Policy vulnerability (CVE-2024-40697)

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Summary

IBM LKS Administration and Reporting Tool and Administration Agent does not require that users should have passwords of defined length by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. This has been addressed in remediation section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-40697
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Common Licensing does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297895 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Common LicensingAgent 9.0
IBM Common LicensingART 9.0

Remediation/Fixes

Download and apply Interim Fix Pack IBM_Common_Licensing_ICL_9.0.0.1  from Fix Central

Users are strongly advised to update to the latest version (IBM Common Licensing 9.0.0.1) to mitigate any potential risks associated with this vulnerability.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

12 Aug 2024: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
11 August 2024

UID

ibm17165250