📄 Description (English)
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 product stores user credentials and other sensitive information in plain text which can be read by a local user.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 store user credentials and sensitive information in plaintext, allowing local users to read them. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) poses significant risk to organizations using this data integration platform. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls and credential rotation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 10, 2026 03:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi banking and financial institutions using InfoSphere for data integration face critical risk of credential compromise affecting SAMA-regulated systems. Government agencies (NCA, CITC) managing citizen data through this platform risk unauthorized access to sensitive databases. Energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) data integration pipelines could expose operational technology credentials. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) processing customer data face compliance violations. Healthcare organizations using InfoSphere for patient data integration risk HIPAA-equivalent breaches under Saudi health regulations.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Insurance
Manufacturing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.x installations in your environment
2. Restrict local access to InfoSphere servers through OS-level access controls and network segmentation
3. Rotate all credentials stored in InfoSphere (database passwords, API keys, service accounts) immediately
4. Enable audit logging for all credential access attempts
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement file-level encryption on InfoSphere configuration directories containing credentials
2. Deploy host-based intrusion detection to monitor unauthorized file access
3. Use privileged access management (PAM) solutions to vault and rotate credentials externally
4. Implement strict least-privilege access controls limiting local user accounts
5. Monitor /etc/passwd and shadow files for unauthorized modifications
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on any local user process accessing InfoSphere credential storage directories
2. Monitor for grep/cat commands targeting configuration files containing passwords
3. Track failed authentication attempts to InfoSphere services
4. Log all credential modifications and access events
PATCHING STRATEGY:
1. Contact IBM for patch availability timeline
2. Plan upgrade to patched version when available
3. Test patches in non-production environment first
4. Document all compensating controls for audit purposes
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع تثبيتات InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.x في بيئتك
2. تقييد الوصول المحلي إلى خوادم InfoSphere من خلال ضوابط مستوى نظام التشغيل وتقسيم الشبكة
3. تدوير جميع بيانات الاعتماد المخزنة في InfoSphere (كلمات مرور قواعد البيانات ومفاتيح API وحسابات الخدمة) فوراً
4. تفعيل تسجيل التدقيق لجميع محاولات الوصول إلى بيانات الاعتماد
الضوابط التعويضية:
1. تطبيق التشفير على مستوى الملفات في دلائل تكوين InfoSphere التي تحتوي على بيانات الاعتماد
2. نشر كشف الاختراق على مستوى المضيف لمراقبة الوصول غير المصرح به للملفات
3. استخدام حلول إدارة الوصول المميز (PAM) لتخزين وتدوير بيانات الاعتماد خارجياً
4. تطبيق ضوابط الوصول الأقل امتيازاً بشكل صارم
5. مراقبة ملفات كلمات المرور لتتبع التعديلات غير المصرح بها
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيهات عند محاولة أي عملية مستخدم محلي الوصول إلى دلائل تخزين بيانات اعتماد InfoSphere
2. مراقبة أوامر grep/cat الموجهة نحو ملفات التكوين التي تحتوي على كلمات المرور
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة لخدمات InfoSphere
4. تسجيل جميع أحداث تعديل الوصول إلى بيانات الاعتماد
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User access management and credential protection
ECC 2024 A.10.1.1 - Information security event logging
ECC 2024 A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties and access control
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event logging and monitoring
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset management and inventory
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control and authentication
SAMA CSF PR.AC-2 - Privileged access management
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - Anomalies and events detection
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Confidentiality and integrity
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Cryptography
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging and monitoring
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default security parameters
PCI DSS 3.2 - Secure cryptographic storage of credentials
PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit access to cardholder data
PCI DSS 10.2 - Implement user identification and authentication
🔗 References & Sources 1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
ibm:infosphere_information_server