Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Security Directory Server
Priority LOW 34CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 165813.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00792 56th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch9g-c5wp-jf2p
References
More IBM Security Directory Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-14598 IBM Security Directory Server path traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-14301 IBM Security Directory Server external entity injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-14304 IBM Security Directory Server information disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-03323 Open redirect in IBM Security Directory Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2019-03316 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Directory Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-01778 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-4540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch9g-c5wp-jf2p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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