CVE-2016-5953 Information disclosure in Sterling Order Management

Low 3.7 Published Updated

IBM Sterling Order Management exposes session identifiers in URLs on error pages, allowing attackers to potentially hijack user sessions.

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-2016-5953?

CVE-2016-5953 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Sterling Order 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 Sterling Order Management transmits the session identifier within the URL. When a user is unable to view a certain view due to not being allowed permissions, the website responds with an error page where the session identifier is encoded as Base64 in the URL.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9p3j-j69q-f44j.

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