CVE-2012-5309

medium
Published 2012-10-08 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

servlet/traveler in IBM Lotus Notes Traveler through 8.5.3.3 Interim Fix 1 does not properly restrict invalid authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.0.0
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.0.1
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.0.2
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.1.1
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.1.2
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.1.3
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.2.1
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.3
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.3.1
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.3.2
ibmlotus_notes_traveler8.5.3.3

References

CWEs

CWE-287

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.