# CVE-2016-5918: Information disclosure in Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows

> Attackers can read encrypted passwords from trace logs when password access is set to prompt, exposing sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5g9p-5gfh-ghcw

## What is CVE-2016-5918?

CVE-2016-5918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows displays the encrypted Tivoli Storage Manager password in application trace output if the password access option is prompt and the password is changed.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5918?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5918 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows

- [CVE-2012-4859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4859/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2012-5954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5954/): Other in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2016-5927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5927/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5918 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows. 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-2016-5918/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5918/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5918
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5918
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5918

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