CVE-2016-5938 Information disclosure in Kenexa LMS on Cloud

Low 3.3 Published Updated

An attacker with local system access can read locally stored web pages from IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud, potentially exposing sensitive user data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-5938?

CVE-2016-5938 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Kenexa LMS on Cloud, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5938?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Kenexa Lms.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-736f-7x7w-xw4g.

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