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CVE-2012-2173· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

The ODBC driver in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 sends an SHA-1 hash of the connection password during connections to a

The ODBC driver in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 sends an SHA-1 hash of the connection password during connections to a solidDB database, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Jun 20, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 66th percentile
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Action score

20

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmsecurity appscan source

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm security appscan source7.0
  • ibm security appscan source8.0
  • ibm security appscan source8.0.0.1
  • ibm security appscan source8.0.0.2
  • ibm security appscan source8.5
  • ibm security appscan source8.5.0.1

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2014-3072Unspecified vulnerability in the Automation Server in IBM Security AppScan Source 8 through 8.0.0.2, 8.5 through 8.5.0.1, 8.6 through 8.6.0.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2012-2159Open redirect vulnerability in IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 and IBM SPSS Da
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3035IBM AppScan Source could reveal some sensitive information through the browsing of testlinks on the server.
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-2161Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in deferredView.jsp in IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x a
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3034IBM AppScan Source uses a one-way hash without salt to encrypt highly sensitive information, which could allow a local attacker to decrypt i
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0936IBM Security AppScan Source 8.0 through 9.0, when the publish-assessment permission is not properly restricted for the configured database s
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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