CVE-2016-6116 Information disclosure in Key Lifecycle Manager

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

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-2016-6116?

CVE-2016-6116 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 2 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5 and 2.6 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-2016-6116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-6116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-96fx-2vmq-2952.

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