CVE-2011-1520

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The default configuration of the server console in IBM Lotus Domino does not require a password (aka Server_Console_Password), which allows physically proximate attackers to perform administrative changes or obtain sensitive information via a (1) Load, (2) Tell, or (3) Set Configuration command.

Affected products

IBM Lotus Domino: all versions

References

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.domino.admin.doc/DOC/H_THE_DOMINO_CONTROLLER_AND_CONSOLE_OVER.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8164
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/doc/domino_notes/rnext/help6_admin.nsf/2e73cbb2141acefa85256b8700688cea/0c50e423038555d085256c1d003a31f0?OpenDocument
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/server_console_password
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517119/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-110
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/domhelp/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.domino.admin.doc/DOC/H_THE_DOMINO_CONTROLLER_AND_CONSOLE_OVER.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8164
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/doc/domino_notes/rnext/help6_admin.nsf/2e73cbb2141acefa85256b8700688cea/0c50e423038555d085256c1d003a31f0?OpenDocument
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/server_console_password
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517119/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-110

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