CVE-2016-3020 Security feature bypass in Access Manager
Remote attackers can bypass security restrictions and load malicious content by persuading victims to open specially-crafted content in IBM Access Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3020?
CVE-2016-3020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Access Manager, published on 7 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper content validation. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass validation and load a page with malicious content.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3020?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware, Ibm Security Access Manager for Mobile, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 Firmware, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3020?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3020 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3020 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8px6-jg7c-h734.