High Severity Vulnerability
This vulnerability has been rated as High severity. Immediate action is recommended.
CVE-2025-36258
High
Low
Medium
High
Critical
7.1
CVSS Score
Vulnerability Description
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 product stores user credentials and other sensitive information in plain text which can be read by a local user.
CVSS Metrics
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
L
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
N
User Interaction
N
Scope
C
Confidentiality
H
Integrity
N
Availability
N
Known Affected Software
4 configuration(s) from 1 vendor(s)
infosphere_information_server
Version:
11.7
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
infosphere_information_server
Version:
11.7.0.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
infosphere_information_server
Version:
11.7.0.2
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
infosphere_information_server
Version:
11.7.1
CPE:
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
This vulnerability affects 4 software configuration(s). Ensure you patch all affected systems.
References & Resources
Severity Details
7.1
out of 10.0
High
Weakness Type (CWE)
CWE-256
Plaintext Storage of a Password
- Description
- The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.
- Exploit Likelihood
- High
- Typical Severity
- High
- Abstraction Level
- Base
Key Information
- Published Date
- March 25, 2026
