CVE-2016-8981 Information disclosure in BigFix Inventory
An attacker with local access can read cached web pages from IBM BigFix Inventory, potentially exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8981?
CVE-2016-8981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8981?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Bigfix Inventory, Ibm License Metric Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfmj-rx9x-jp3r.