A vulnerability was found in IBM Algorithmics (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

RICOS in IBM Algo Credit Limits (aka ACLM) 4.5.0 through 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.03 FP5 in IBM Algorithmics sends cleartext credentials over HTTP, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at sec-consult.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0866 since 01/06/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90940) and Exploit-DB (33942). The entries VDB-70284, VDB-70282, VDB-70281 and VDB-70280 are pretty similar.

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