CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-4321

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Sep 05, 2019 | Modified: Dec 02, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 - V5.2.0, IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.6, and IBM Water Operations for Waternamics V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 161201.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Intelligent_operations_center Ibm 5.1.0 (including) 5.2.0 (including)
Intelligent_operations_center_for_emergency_management Ibm 5.1.0 (including) 5.1.0.6 (including)
Water_operations_for_waternamics Ibm 5.1.0 (including) 5.2.1.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References