CVE-2016-5966 Information disclosure in Privileged Identity Manager
Remote attackers can intercept sensitive data via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security headers.
- 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-2016-5966?
CVE-2016-5966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager, 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 Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation 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-494p-v8gw-x4mq.