# CVE-2016-9717: Other in InfoSphere Master Data Management

> Attackers can exploit HTTP parameter duplication to cause anomalous application behavior in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w998-p9rv-h3j9

## What is CVE-2016-9717?

CVE-2016-9717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management, published on 31 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HTTP Parameter Override is identified in the IBM Infosphere Master Data Management (MDM) 10.1. 11.0. 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 11.6 product. It enables attackers by exposing the presence of duplicated parameters which may produce an anomalous behavior in the application that can be potentially exploited.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9717?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Master Data Management Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9717?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9717 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

- [CVE-2016-9714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9714/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-9716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9716/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1309/): Information disclosure in InfoSphere Master Data Management (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0873/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-4675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4675/): Cross-site request forgery in InfoSphere Master Data Management (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9717 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management, published on 31 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management. 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-2016-9717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9717/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9717
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9717
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9717

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