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CVE-2012-6359


IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.11, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.3, and 6.2.2 before 6.2.2.2 and Tivoli Federated Identity Manager Business Gateway (TFIMBG) 6.2.0 before 6.2.0.11, 6.2.1 before 6.2.1.3, and 6.2.2 before 6.2.2.2 do not check whether an OpenID attribute is signed in the (1) SREG (aka simple registration extension) and (2) AX (aka attribute exchange extension) cases, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof OpenID provider data by inserting unsigned attributes.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6359 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from ibm, 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

2013-01-18T21:55:00.963

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.2 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.3 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.8 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.9 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.0.10 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.1.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.1.2 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager 6.2.2 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.2 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.3 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.8 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.9 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.0.10 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.1 Yes
Application ibm tivoli_federated_identity_manager_business_gateway 6.2.2 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.