# CVE-2016-9739: Information disclosure in Identity Manager

> Local users can read stored user credentials in plain text from the IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv2q-rp6h-64fg

## What is CVE-2016-9739?

CVE-2016-9739 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Identity Manager, 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 Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9739?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Identity Manager

- [CVE-2018-1969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1969/): File upload in Security Identity Manager (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-1453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1453/): File upload in Security Identity Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0335/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-6106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6106/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4561/): Deserialization in Security Identity Manager (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9739 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9739 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Identity Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Identity Manager. 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-2016-9739/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9739/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9739
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9739
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9739

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