IBM Lotus Notes 5.x through 7.0.2 allows user-assisted remote authenticated…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Lotus Notes 5.x through 7.0.2 allows user-assisted remote authenticated administrators to obtain a cleartext notes.id password by setting the notes.ini (1) KFM_ShowEntropy and (2) Debug_Outfile debug variables, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2696.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00852 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_notes:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4309
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c865-g6gw-3hjp
References
More IBM Lotus Notes vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01945 The URL handler in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x before 8.5.3 FP2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2011-01059 Integer underflow in lzhsr.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2002-00357 Buffer overflow in the ZIP capability for multiple products allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05648 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Autonomy (formerly Verity) KeyView Viewer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-00432 Argument injection vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.3 and 6.5 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-01552 Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 and 8.5fp1, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-4309 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4309 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c865-g6gw-3hjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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