CVE-2012-2173

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-06-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The ODBC driver in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 sends an SHA-1 hash of the connection password during connections to a solidDB database, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Affected products

IBM Corporation AppScan Source: 7.0, 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.5, 8.5.0.1

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598423
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75242
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598423
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75242

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