{
    "id": "CVE-2011-4889",
    "published": "2018-02-08 23:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:35:34",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-254",
    "description": "The javax.naming.directory.AttributeInUseException class in the Virtual Member Manager in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.43, 7.0 before 7.0.0.21, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 does not properly update passwords on a configuration using Tivoli Directory Server, which might allow remote attackers to gain access to an application by leveraging knowledge of an old password. IBM X-Force ID: 72581.",
    "epss_score": "0.02679",
    "epss_percentile": "0.85445",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:10",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "websphere_application_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72581",
        "https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21587015",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72581",
        "https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21587015"
    ]
}