CVE-2013-3040
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-3040- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-3040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2979 No score
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3wc-cq8w-x9q6 No score
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login...
IBM InfoSphere Information Server through 8.5 FP3, 8.7 through FP2, and 9.1 produces login-failure messages indicating whether the username or password is incorrect, which allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-x3wc-cq8w-x9q6- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-3040 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published August 16, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.