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CVE-2013-3040 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84765	CVE
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84765	[email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21646136	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61755	[email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm infosphere information server	8.5 8.5.0.1 8.5.0.2 8.5.0.3 8.7
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

ibm infosphere information server

8.5

8.5.0.1

8.5.0.2

8.5.0.3

8.7

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]