CVE-2016-5960 Information disclosure in Security Privileged Identity Manager
Local attackers can read user credentials stored in plain text within IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager.
- 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-2016-5960?
CVE-2016-5960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, published on 7 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2 and 2.1.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 116171.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5964 Security feature bypass in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1640 Command injection in Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2018-1618 Path traversal in Security Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5958 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
- CVE-2016-5988 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gwmx-m85h-q5v6.