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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories System Management
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 9, 2018

Navigator for i shows relevant information

When entering the IBM Navigator for i with a non-existent user or invalid password, it shows information that an attacker could use in a malicious way, since it shows relevant messages:
• Check the user ID and password and try again
• The system does not know the user ID.


Use Case:

When entering the IBM Navigator for i with a non-existent user or invalid password, it shows information that an attacker could use in a malicious way, since it shows relevant messages:
• Check the user ID and password and try again
• The system does not know the user ID.


Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
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    Apr 9, 2019

    This change has been included in the latest HTTP PTF Group level for 7.2 & 7.3.

  • Guest
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    Oct 11, 2018

    Corrected fix-up.

  • Guest
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    Oct 11, 2018

    IBM has modified some of the information in this request. RFE communications are intended to be English only, so we have modified the Headline, Description and Use Case to translate from Spanish to English. Please contact us if you have any questions, or to improve this machine translation.

    Original Headline was:
    Navigator for i muestra informaci?n relevante

    Original Description was:
    Al ingresar al IBM Navigator for i con un usuario no existente o contraseña inválida, se muestra información que un atacante podría utilizar de manera malintencionada, ya que muestra mensajes relevantes:
    • Compruebe el ID de usuario y la contraseña e inténtelo de nuevo
    • El sistema no conoce el ID de usuario.

    Original Use Case was:
    Al ingresar al IBM Navigator for i con un usuario no existente o contraseña inválida, se muestra información que un atacante podría utilizar de manera malintencionada, ya que muestra mensajes relevantes:
    • Compruebe el ID de usuario y la contraseña e inténtelo de nuevo
    • El sistema no conoce el ID de usuario.