CVE-2016-5958

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5958
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 20:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM Security Privileged Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Obtain Information

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 1.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 1.0.1.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.0.2 Not specified
CNA IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager affected 2.1.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVE-2016-5958 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities affect IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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