CVE-2016-5898 Information disclosure in Jazz Reporting Service

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from IBM Jazz Reporting Service by sending direct requests due to unrestricted JSON serialization.

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-2016-5898?

CVE-2016-5898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service, published on 1 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by not restricting JSON serialization. By sending a direct request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5898?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Jazz Reporting Service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Jazz Reporting Service vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-956h-48vq-3q8p.

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