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Tivoli Federated Identity ManagerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2011-3136

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-08-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in the Management Console in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.9 and Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway (TFIMBG) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.9 has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka APAR IV03048.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence

An unspecified vulnerability exists in the Management Console of IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 and Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway (TFIMBG) 6.2.0 prior to version 6.2.0.9. The CVE description provides no technical details about the vulnerability type, attack vector, or impact, classified only as 'unknown impact and attack vectors' with CVSS 10 (Critical).

MitigationUpgrade IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager and TFIM Business Gateway to version 6.2.0.9 or later to address this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the Management Console and monitor for suspicious activity.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Tivoli Federated Identity ManagerApplication
Affected:= 6.2.0= 6.2.0.1= 6.2.0.2= 6.2.0.3= 6.2.0.8
Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business GatewayApplication
Affected:= 6.2.0= 6.2.0.1= 6.2.0.2= 6.2.0.3= 6.2.0.8

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify TFIM installation
    Locate the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager installation directory and check for version information files such as version.info, manifest, or check the product version through the installation tooling
    Affected if The installed version matches 6.2.0, 6.2.0.1, 6.2.0.2, 6.2.0.3, or 6.2.0.8
  2. Identify TFIMBG installation
    Locate the IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway installation directory and check for version information files or use the product's version reporting mechanism
    Affected if The installed version matches 6.2.0, 6.2.0.1, 6.2.0.2, 6.2.0.3, or 6.2.0.8
  3. Confirm Management Console exposure
    Identify whether the TFIM Management Console web interface is network-accessible by reviewing web server configuration files, network listeners, or firewall rules for the console port (typically 9443 or 9090)
    Affected if The Management Console is accessible from network segments where untrusted users could connect

A user is affected if they have TFIM or TFIMBG version 6.2.0 through 6.2.0.8 running with an accessible Management Console.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager and TFIM Business Gateway to version 6.2.0.9 or later to address this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the Management Console and monitor for suspicious activity.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.2.0.9

  1. Obtain IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2.0.9 or later fixed version from IBM Fix Central
  2. Review IBM installation and upgrade documentation for TFIM 6.2.x
  3. Back up current TFIM configuration, including registry, keystores, and configuration files
  4. Stop all TFIM services and related components
  5. Install TFIM 6.2.0.9 using IBM Installation Manager or console
  6. Restore the backed-up configuration to the new installation
  7. Start TFIM services and verify the Management Console is accessible
  8. Validate that the system functions correctly with existing workflows

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
24.0 hours of engineering $4,160
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