CVE-2017-1221 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM BigFix Platform versions 9.2 and 9.5, where the default configuration does not enforce strong passwords, making user accounts susceptible to compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this network-exploitable flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current exploitation risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_platform:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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