CVE-2014-6098
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 · uneditedIBM Security Identity Manager 6.x before 6.0.0.3 IF14 allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords via a crafted request.
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 · moderate confidenceIBM Security Identity Manager 6.x before 6.0.0.3 IF14 contains an information disclosure vulnerability allowing remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords through specially crafted HTTP requests, exposing sensitive credentials.
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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= 6.0.0.0= 6.0.0.1= 6.0.0.2= 6.0.0.3CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Security Identity Manager installationCheck for ISIM installation directories or running processes. Common locations include /opt/ibm/isim or C:\Program Files\IBM\ISIM. Look for processes named 'ISIM' or 'itim' in running process lists.Affected if IBM Security Identity Manager software is found on the system
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Determine installed ISIM versionLocate the version information in ISIM metadata files, about page, or admin console. Common places: version.properties, about page at /itim/console, or check the installed packages/rpm.Affected if Installed version is 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, or 6.0.0.3
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Verify HTTP interface is accessibleTest connectivity to the ISIM HTTP/HTTPS ports (default 8080 or 8443). Attempt a curl or browser request to the admin console endpoint.Affected if HTTP or HTTPS interface is exposed and reachable from network where attackers could send crafted requests
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionThe vulnerability allows password disclosure through specially crafted HTTP requests to certain endpoints. If the version is in the affected range AND HTTP interface is exposed, the system is vulnerable.Affected if Version falls within 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.3 AND HTTP administrative interface is accessible
A system is affected if IBM Security Identity Manager version 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.3 is installed with its HTTP administrative interface accessible to network attackers.
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 IBM Security Identity Manager version 6.0.0.3 IF14 or later to remediate the cleartext password exposure vulnerability.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-6098 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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