# CVE-2016-8977: Information disclosure in BigFix Inventory

> Unauthorized users can access sensitive information via HTTP GET requests in IBM BigFix Inventory, potentially aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gm27-xj7q-j52q

## What is CVE-2016-8977?

CVE-2016-8977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory, 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 BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. This information could be used to mount further attacks against the system.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8977?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Bigfix Inventory, Ibm License Metric Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory

- [CVE-2016-8964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8964/): Security feature bypass in BigFix Inventory (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-8980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8980/): XML external entity in BigFix Inventory (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2016-8961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8961/): Open redirect in BigFix Inventory (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-8962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8962/): Weak cryptography in BigFix Inventory (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2016-8966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8966/): Information disclosure in BigFix Inventory (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8977 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8977/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8977/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8977
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8977
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8977

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