{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata — refreshed continuously.","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/tags/infosphere/","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cves":[],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_products":[],"_cs_severities":["medium"],"_cs_tags":["cve-2025-36258","credential-access","plaintext-storage","infosphere"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":[],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 are vulnerable to plaintext storage of user credentials and other sensitive information. A local user with access to the affected system can potentially read these credentials, leading to unauthorized access or privilege escalation. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-36258, can have significant impact on organizations using the affected IBM InfoSphere versions, as it exposes sensitive data and potentially compromises the entire system. Defenders should identify systems running these versions and apply recommended mitigations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"attack-chain\"\u003eAttack Chain\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA local user gains access to a server running a vulnerable version of IBM InfoSphere Information Server (11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user navigates to the file system location where the application stores configuration files.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user opens the configuration files using a text editor or command-line tool like \u003ccode\u003ecat\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003etype\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user searches for plaintext credentials or other sensitive information within the configuration files.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user discovers usernames, passwords, API keys, or other secrets stored in plaintext.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user uses the discovered credentials to authenticate to the InfoSphere system or related services.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe user gains unauthorized access to data, configurations, or administrative functions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation of CVE-2025-36258 allows a local user to read sensitive information, including user credentials stored in plaintext. This can lead to unauthorized access to the InfoSphere system and potentially other connected systems. The impact includes data breaches, privilege escalation, and complete system compromise. The severity is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply the security update or patch provided by IBM to address CVE-2025-36258; refer to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7266489\"\u003ehttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7266489\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement access controls to restrict local user access to sensitive configuration files.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy the Sigma rules provided to detect unauthorized access to configuration files and processes attempting to read them.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable file integrity monitoring for InfoSphere configuration directories to detect unauthorized modifications.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-03-25T21:16:24Z","date_published":"2026-03-25T21:16:24Z","id":"/briefs/2026-03-ibm-infosphere-plaintext-creds/","summary":"IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 stores user credentials in plaintext, allowing local users to read sensitive information.","title":"IBM InfoSphere Information Server Plaintext Credential Storage Vulnerability","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-03-ibm-infosphere-plaintext-creds/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed — Infosphere","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}