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CVE-2012-5952: ibm websphere_message_broker Improper Authentication

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 20-02-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5952 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ibm websphere_message_broker. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 does not validate Basic Authentication credentials before proceeding to WS-Addressing and WS-Security operations, which allows remote attackers to trigger transmission of unauthenticated messages via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • websphere_message_broker6.1 | 6.1.0.1 | 6.1.0.2 | 6.1.0.3 | 6.1.0.4 | 6.1.0.5 | 6.1.0.6 | 6.1.0.7 | 6.1.0.8 | 6.1.0.9 | 6.1.0.10 | 6.1.0.11 | 7.0. | 7.0.0.1 | 7.0.0.2 | 7.0.0.3 | 7.0.0.4 | 7.0.0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0.0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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