CVE-2016-8940 Missing authorization in Tivoli Storage Manager
Attackers can access restricted database tables to retrieve sensitive information like passwords due to insufficient authority checks.
- 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-2016-8940?
CVE-2016-8940 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager, published on 7 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2016-8940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f743-8m8m-5x2v.