CVE-2016-3029 Cross-site request forgery in Access Manager

High 8.8 Published 1 Feb 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can trick users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Security Access Manager for Web via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-3029?

CVE-2016-3029 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Access Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3029?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware, Ibm Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 Firmware, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjx2-mvvg-4gf4.