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.

Published: 2014-12-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6078 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.37%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.14% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6078

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.24% 1.37% +1.14%
2 2025-03-30 0.28% 0.24% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.28%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6078

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6078

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6078

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_access_manager_for_mobile 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_mobile:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6078

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