CVE-2017-1705 Information disclosure in Security Privileged Identity Manager

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can view sensitive information hidden in page source comments of IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1705?

CVE-2017-1705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, published on 30 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.1.0 contains left-over, sensitive information in page comments. While this information is not visible at first it can be obtained by viewing the page source. IBM X-Force ID: 134427.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1705?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1705 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-46f6-hm88-2fjx.

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