High severity · published Oct 2, 2019
CVE-2019-4520
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials
7.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 165178.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SD
Security Directory Server · Ibm
6.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4520
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4520
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165178
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1077045
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