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CVE-2012-5756
The IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance 2.0.0.0 through 2.0.0.3 and 2.1.0.0 through 2.1.0.2, when a collective configuration is…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.3%
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- ibm
Description
The IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance 2.0.0.0 through 2.0.0.3 and 2.1.0.0 through 2.1.0.2, when a collective configuration is enabled, has a single secret key that is shared across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to spoof a container server by (1) sniffing the network to locate a cleartext transmission of this key or (2) leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033740 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- PM68926 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 56617 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- websphere-datapower-app-spoofing(79921) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1027798 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 51319 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615783 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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