CVE-2016-6112 Privilege escalation in Marketing Platform

High 8.8 Published 22 May 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can escalate privileges to gain administrative permissions in IBM Marketing Platform, requiring vendor patches.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-6112?

CVE-2016-6112 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Marketing Platform, published on 22 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Distributed Marketing and Marketing Platform 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, and 10.0 could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges and gain administrative permissions over the web application. IBM X-Force ID: 118282.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6112?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Distributed Marketing, Ibm Marketing Operations, Ibm Marketing Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-6112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2016-5979 Business logic in Distributed Marketing Low 2.7

Sources

Also known as GHSA-63qr-c54j-6569.