CVE-2016-5896 Information disclosure in Maximo Asset Management
Attackers can obtain sensitive information via stack traces when submitting incorrect login credentials to the Cognos browser interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5896?
CVE-2016-5896 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, 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 Maximo Asset Management could disclose sensitive information from a stack trace after submitting incorrect login onto Cognos browser.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5896?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo for Aviation, Ibm Maximo for Life Sciences, Ibm Maximo for Nuclear Power, Ibm Maximo for Oil and Gas, Ibm Maximo for Transportation.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5896 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w85-w4g4-3fgm.