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Infosphere Optim Data Growth For Oracle E Business SuiteDatabase / datastore · Ibm

CVE-2013-2954

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-05-27
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
The login page in the Console in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite 6.x, 7.x, and 9.x before 9.1.0.3 does not limit the number of incorrect authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

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 · high confidence

The login page in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite (versions 6.x, 7.x, 9.x before 9.1.0.3) lacks authentication attempt limiting, allowing remote attackers to perform unlimited login attempts via brute-force attacks to guess valid credentials.

MitigationImplement account lockout policies and rate limiting on the login page to restrict the number of failed authentication attempts within a given time window.

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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
Infosphere Optim Data Growth For Oracle E Business SuiteDatabase / datastore
Affected:= 6.0= 6.1= 6.3.1= 6.3.2= 6.3.3= 6.4.0= 6.4.1= 6.5.0= 6.5.1= 7.1.0= 7.1.1= 7.1.2

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
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm installed product version
    Locate the IBM InfoSphere Optim installation directory or check the product's About/Version information panel. Common paths include /opt/IBM/Optim or C:\IBM\Optim on Windows. The version is typically displayed in the product GUI or in version.properties files within the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version matches 6.0, 6.1, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2 OR is 9.x version lower than 9.1.0.3.
  2. Verify login page is network-accessible
    Confirm the Optim login page is exposed on HTTP/HTTPS. The typical URL pattern is https://hostname:port/optim/login or similar. Check your web server configuration (WebSphere, Tomcat, or embedded server) to determine if the login interface is enabled and reachable from the network.
    Affected if The login page is accessible over the network (not restricted to localhost only).
  3. Inspect authentication configuration for rate limiting
    Examine the web.xml deployment descriptor and application configuration files in the Optim installation for <login-config> settings. Check for any <auth-method> or custom authentication filter configurations. Look for presence of any rate-limiting filter, throttle mechanism, or attempt-counter bean in the configuration files under the conf or config directories.
    Affected if No rate-limiting, throttling, or login attempt counter filter is configured in the authentication settings.
  4. Check for account lockout policy configuration
    Review the Optim Data Growth configuration files (often named optim configuration, oda-config.xml, or similar) for account lockout settings. Look for parameters such as maxFailedAttempts, lockoutDuration, or accountLockout in the security or authentication configuration sections.
    Affected if No account lockout or maximum failed attempts policy is defined in the application configuration.
  5. Verify web server-level authentication controls
    Examine the web server (WebSphere, IIS, or embedded) configuration hosting the Optim application. Check for any authentication rate limiting at the web server layer, including WebSphere login bean settings or custom security constraints related to authentication attempts.
    Affected if Neither the application layer nor the web server layer enforces limits on failed login attempts.

You are affected if you run any of the listed versions AND the Optim login page is network-accessible AND no rate limiting or account lockout controls are configured at the application or web server level.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement account lockout policies and rate limiting on the login page to restrict the number of failed authentication attempts within a given time window.

Fix this in Infosphere Optim Data Growth For Oracle E Business Suite Scoped from the published advisory
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