CVE-2016-2928 Information disclosure in n/a
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2928 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-2928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2928 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2016-2928/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2928/index.md)
Authenticated attackers can read error logs to obtain sensitive information in IBM BigFix Remote Control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2928?
CVE-2016-2928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading error logs.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2928?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Bigfix Remote Control.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2928 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2928 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq9m-xq23-rxrg.