CVE-2016-8951 Denial of service in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management

High 7.5 Published 13 Jul 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause denial of service by logging out users and flooding accounts with emails via authentication flaws in IBM Emptoris.

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-2016-8951?

CVE-2016-8951 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management, published on 13 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Platform 10.0.0.x through 10.1.1.x is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the authentication features that could log out users and flood user accounts with emails. IBM X-Force ID: 118838.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8951?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Emptoris Strategic Supply Management.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-8951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3229-8998-2fxw.