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CVE-2012-5940

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-02-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The WebAdmin application 6.0.5, 6.0.8, and 7.0 before P2 in IBM Netezza, when SSL is not enabled, allows remote attackers to discover credentials by sniffing the network during the authentication process.

Affected products

• IBM Netezza: 6.0.5, 6.0.8, 7.0

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21624568
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80535
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21624568
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80535

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