CVE-2014-6099
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 Change Password feature in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.2.x through 5.2.4 does not have a lockout protection mechanism for invalid login requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain admin access via a brute-force approach.
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 Change Password feature in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator versions 5.2.x through 5.2.4 lacks account lockout protection after failed login attempts, enabling remote attackers to perform brute-force attacks to guess administrative credentials and gain unauthorized 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= 5.2= 5.2.4CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 installed IBM Sterling B2B Integrator versionLocate the version information in the product installation directory, typically found in version.properties, about.html, or via the admin console's system information pageAffected if The installed version is 5.2.x through 5.2.4 (inclusive)
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Confirm version range matches affected releasesCompare your installed version number against the affected range: 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, and 5.2.4Affected if Your version starts with 5.2 and is 5.2.4 or lower
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Verify Change Password feature is accessibleCheck if the Change Password endpoint or functionality is enabled and reachable in your deployment, typically accessible via the Sterling B2B Integrator admin portal or login pageAffected if The Change Password feature is exposed and accessible to users
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Inspect account lockout configuration for authenticationReview the security configuration files or admin settings that control account lockout policies, specifically looking for lockout settings related to failed password change attemptsAffected if No account lockout mechanism is configured for failed authentication attempts
You are affected if your IBM Sterling B2B Integrator installation is version 5.2 through 5.2.4, the Change Password feature is accessible, and no account lockout policy is enforced for failed login attempts.
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 dataImplement account lockout mechanisms that temporarily disable or lock user accounts after a configurable number of failed authentication attempts, combined with rate limiting on the login endpoint.
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- Implementation12.0 h
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2014-6099 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.
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- 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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