CVE-2012-5309

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 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: yes
Published: 2012-10-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

servlet/traveler in IBM Lotus Notes Traveler through 8.5.3.3 Interim Fix 1 does not properly restrict invalid authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

IBM Lotus Notes Traveler: 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2, 8.5.1.3 (+6)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-10/0001.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-10/0001.html

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