# CVE-2016-0238: Information disclosure in Security Guardium

> Attackers can intercept sensitive data transmitted in cleartext via man-in-the-middle attacks on IBM Security Guardium.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c344-cfmm-v5wj

## What is CVE-2016-0238?

CVE-2016-0238 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 5 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Guardium 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, 10.0, and 10.1 transmits sensitive data in cleartext in the query of the request. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 110409

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0238?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Guardium.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium

- [CVE-2023-35893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35893/): IBM Security Guardium command execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1253/): Command injection in Security Guardium (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-1269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1269/): SQL injection in Security Guardium (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-47709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47709/): IBM Security Guardium command injection (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-30435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30435/): IBM Security Guardium cross-site scripting (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0238 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 5 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Security Guardium. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0238

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