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CVE-2012-5952


IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.6, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 does not validate Basic Authentication credentials before proceeding to WS-Addressing and WS-Security operations, which allows remote attackers to trigger transmission of unauthenticated messages via unspecified vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5952 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-02-20T12:09:22.380

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.1 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.2 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.3 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.4 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.5 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.6 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.7 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.8 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.9 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.10 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 6.1.0.11 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0. Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.1 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.2 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.3 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.4 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 7.0.0.5 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0 Yes
Application ibm websphere_message_broker 8.0.0.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.