CVE-2014-3053
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 · uneditedThe Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Access Manager (ISAM) for Mobile 8.0 with firmware 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.3 and IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0, and 8.0 with firmware 8.0.0.2 and 8.0.0.3, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login action with invalid credentials.
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 confidenceThe Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 (firmware 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.3) and ISAM for Web 7.0/8.0 (firmware 8.0.0.2-8.0.0.3) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where invalid credentials during a login action can bypass the authentication mechanism, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to potentially gain administrative access.
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= 8.0.0.2= 8.0.0.3= 8.0= 7.0= 8.0= 7.0= 8.0= 8.0CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Complete
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed ISAM product and versionAccess the Local Management Interface (LMI) and navigate to the System Information or About section, or use the command line tool (for example, run 'version' or check /opt/ibm/appliance/etc/version depending on the installation) to retrieve the product name and firmware versionAffected if The product is IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0, ISAM for Web 7.0, or ISAM for Web 8.0 with firmware version 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.3 (for Mobile) or 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.3 (for Web)
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Confirm the firmware version rangeLocate the exact firmware version string in the LMI System Information page or via the command line interface, noting that affected versions are 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3 for ISAM for Web, and 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.3 for ISAM for MobileAffected if The displayed firmware version exactly matches 8.0.0.2 or 8.0.0.3 (for Web) or falls within 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.3 (for Mobile)
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Verify LMI is accessibleCheck if the Local Management Interface (typically accessible on port 443 or 9443 via HTTPS) is reachable from the network or from an external IP address; inspect the network configuration to confirm LMI listening addressesAffected if The LMI is listening on an externally accessible network interface or directly exposed to the internet rather than being restricted to localhost or internal management network only
You are affected if you are running ISAM for Mobile firmware 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.3 or ISAM for Web firmware 8.0.0.2-8.0.0.3 with the LMI accessible from a network where unauthenticated attackers could send login requests.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied firmware updates/patches from IBM to resolve the authentication bypass in the affected ISAM versions. Ensure the LMI is not directly exposed to the internet.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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