VDB-92192 · CVE-2016-5996 · BID 93138

IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience Web Portal Policy password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Portal. Such manipulation leads to password recovery (Policy). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5996. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability (Policy). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The web portal in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience before 8.7.1.8847 FP10, 8.8 before 8.8.0.9049 FP9, 9.0.0 and 9.0.1 before 9.0.1.1117 FP5, 9.0.1A before 9.0.1.5108_9.0.1A FP5, 9.0.2 before 9.0.2.1223 FP3, and 9.0.2A before 9.0.2.5224_9.0.2A FP3 does not enforce password-length restrictions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5996 since 06/29/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93138†). The entries VDB-92188, VDB-92189, VDB-92190 and VDB-92191 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Policy
Class: Password recovery / Policy
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/29/2016 🔍
09/14/2016 +77 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +12 days 🔍
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09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92192
SecurityFocus: 93138 - IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience CVE-2016-5996 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:48
Updated: 04/26/2019 16:46
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:48 (51), 04/26/2019 16:46 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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