CVE-2014-4806

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Publication date:

29/08/2014

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

The installation process in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.x before 8.6.0.2 iFix 003, 8.7.x before 8.7.0.1 iFix 003, 8.8.x before 8.8.0.1 iFix 002, and 9.0.x before 9.0.0.1 iFix 001 on Linux places a cleartext password in a temporary file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.50

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

2.10

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:::::enterprise:::*	8.0.0.0 (including)	8.6.0.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:::::enterprise:::*	8.7.0.0 (including)	8.7.0.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:::::enterprise:::*	8.8.0.0 (including)	8.8.0.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:::::enterprise:::*	9.0.0.0 (including)	9.0.0.1 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2014-4806

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools