CVE-2024-43186Network attack vector

Authenticated information disclosure via plaintext password storage

Published Mar 28, 2025 · Updated Sep 1, 2025

Plaintext password storage in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 allows remote authenticated users to obtain locally stored sensitive information. IBM has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that leaves the password in plaintext. Exploitation requires a low-privileged account and specific conditions; the reported consequence is disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 allows remote authenticated users to obtain locally stored sensitive information. IBM has not disclosed the affected component or the operation that leaves the password in plaintext. Exploitation requires a low-privileged account and specific conditions; the reported consequence is disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43186
Published
Mar 28, 2025
Updated
Sep 1, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
InfoSphere Information Server
Classifications
CWE-256, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · InfoSphere Information Serverversion=11.7

Published CVSS scores

5.3IBM X-ForceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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