CVE-2012-0204

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-01-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in InfoSphere Import Export Manager 8.1 through 9.1 in InfoSphere Information Server MetaBrokers & Bridges (MBB) in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, 8.7, and 9.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Import Export Manager: 8.1, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, 8.7, 9.1
IBM Infosphere Information Server Metabrokers & Bridges: all versions

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623501
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73255
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623501
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73255

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