CVE-2014-4806

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

The installation process in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.x before 8.6.0.2 iFix 003, 8.7.x before 8.7.0.1 iFix 003, 8.8.x before 8.8.0.1 iFix 002, and 9.0.x before 9.0.0.1 iFix 001 on Linux places a cleartext password in a temporary file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Affected products

IBM Corporation AppScan Enterprise: from 8.0.0.0 before 8.6.0.2; from 8.7.0.0 before 8.7.0.1; from 8.8.0.0 before 8.8.0.1; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.0.0.1 — fixed in 8.6.0.2, 8.7.0.1, 8.8.0.1, 9.0.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Corporation AppScan Enterprise 8.6.0.2, 8.7.0.1, 8.8.0.1, 9.0.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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