# CVE-2016-3045: Information disclosure in Access Manager

> IBM Security Access Manager for Web exposes sensitive data in URL parameters, allowing attackers to read this information via logs or browser history.

- **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:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8q4-fh2x-97q3

## What is CVE-2016-3045?

CVE-2016-3045 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Access Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Access Manager for Web stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referer header or browser history.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3045?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ibm Security Access Manager, Ibm Security Access Manager for Mobile, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-3045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Access Manager

- [CVE-2018-1722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1722/): Code injection in Security Access Manager Appliance (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-3028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3028/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-1850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1850/): Missing authorization in Security Access Manager Appliance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3025/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-30997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30997/): IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3045 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Access Manager, published on 1 Feb 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-2016-3045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Access Manager. 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-2016-3045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3045

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