# CVE-2017-1142: Information disclosure in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud

> Remote attackers can intercept session cookies due to missing secure flags, leading to sensitive information disclosure and potential account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 27 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g48m-88x6-h6mq

## What is CVE-2017-1142?

CVE-2017-1142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud, published on 27 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 9.x and 10.0 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information. IBM Reference #: 1998874.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Kenexa Lcms Premier.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud

- [CVE-2016-5937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5937/): Cross-site request forgery in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-5952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5952/): SQL injection in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-9992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9992/): SQL injection in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2016-9993](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9993/): SQL injection in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2016-9994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9994/): SQL injection in Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud, published on 27 Mar 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-2017-1142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud. 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-2017-1142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1142

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