CVE-2025-14687VulnerabilityPublished 26 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-14687: IBM Db2 Intelligence Center · Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

Affects IBM Db2 Intelligence CenterSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
IBM Db2 Intelligence Center	Affected =1.1.0 =1.1.1 =1.1.2	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor IBM’s security advisories closely and apply official patches or updates as soon as they become available to address CVE-2025-14687. 2. Until patches are released, restrict user privileges to the minimum necessary, especially limiting access to sensitive functions within Db2 Intelligence Center. 3. Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) and regularly review user permissions to prevent privilege escalation. 4. Employ network segmentation and firewall rules to limit access to the Db2 Intelligence Center to trusted users and systems only. 5. Use application-layer monitoring and logging to detect anomalous or unauthorized actions within the platform, enabling early detection of exploitation attempts. 6. Conduct security awareness training for administrators and users to recognize and report suspicious activities. 7. Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or runtime application self-protection (RASP) solutions that can detect and block client-side manipulation attempts. 8. Review and harden client-side code and configurations where possible to reduce the attack surface related to client-side enforcement flaws.

Description

IBM Db2 Intelligence Center 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions due to client-side enforcement of sever side security mechanisms.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a moderate risk primarily to data integrity within business intelligence and analytics environments. Unauthorized actions could lead to inaccurate reporting, unauthorized data manipulation, or configuration changes that affect decision-making processes. Organizations in sectors such as finance, manufacturing, telecommunications, and government that rely heavily on IBM Db2 Intelligence Center for critical analytics are particularly vulnerable. The risk is heightened in environments where user privilege management is lax or where multiple users have authenticated access. Although confidentiality and availability are not directly impacted, the integrity compromise could indirectly affect compliance with data governance regulations such as GDPR if data accuracy is compromised. Additionally, unauthorized changes could disrupt business workflows or lead to erroneous strategic decisions. The lack of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as attackers may develop exploits once the vulnerability is publicized.

CWE-602Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumOWASP Top 10 A06:2025: Insecure Design (opens in a new tab)
The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server.
Architecture and Design
For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely.
Architecture and Design
If some degree of trust is required between the two entities, then use integrity checking and strong authentication to ensure that the inputs are coming from a trusted source.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Docker Security (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Authorization Testing Automation (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.4.1 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.3 (opens in a new tab)
V4.1.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Manipulating Hidden Fields (opens in a new tab)
Create Malicious Client (opens in a new tab)
Removing Important Client Functionality (opens in a new tab)
Removing/short-circuiting 'Purse' logic: removing/mutating 'cash' decrements (opens in a new tab)
Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7255160 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Dec 2025, 13:44 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-602

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