CVE-2014-6078 — IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.x before 8.0.1 and Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP10 and 8.x before 8.0.1 do not have a lockout period after invalid login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain admin access via a brute-force attack

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IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.x before 8.0.1 and Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP10 and 8.x before 8.0.1 do not have a lockout period after invalid login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain admin access via a brute-force attack

Published Dec 18, 2014

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.37%

Description

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.x before 8.0.1 and Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP10 and 8.x before 8.0.1 do not have a lockout period after invalid login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain admin access via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.37% 0.01373

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01373

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.37% (0.01373)	70.97th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.37% (0.01373)	68.31th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.24% (0.00245)	45.86th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.33% (0.00326)	71.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.33% (0.00326)	70.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.33% (0.00326)	66.15th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-284

References (4)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV67358
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV67581
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684475
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95762
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV67358		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV67581		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684475		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95762		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Dec 18, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Sep 2, 2014

Link CVE-2014-6078

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-6078

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-6078