IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces…
Priority LOW 26CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01354 71st 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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-3040
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3wc-cq8w-x9q6
References
More IBM Infosphere Information Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-16712 IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.5.0.0 is affected by deserialization of untrusted… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19379 Command injection in IBM InfoSphere DataStage CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06725 CSV injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-19375 XML external entity injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-23773 IBM InfoSphere Information Server SQL injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2009-04024 Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified setuid executables in the DataStage subsystem in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-3040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-3040 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3wc-cq8w-x9q6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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