title: IBM Observability with Instana missing authentication
description: Docker based datastores for IBM Instana (IBM Observability with Instana 239-0 through 239-2, 241-0 through 241-2, and 243-0) do not currently require authentication. Due to this, an attacker within the network could access the datastores with read/write access.  IBM X-Force ID:  248737.
problem types: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Observability with Instana
vendor: IBM
versions:
lessThan: 239-2, status: affected, version: 239-0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 241-2, status: affected, version: 241-0, versionType: semver
status: affected, version: 243-0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 9.1
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL