VDB-93892 · CVE-2016-2958 · BID 94328

IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-2958. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading an "archaic" e-mail address in a response.

The bug was discovered 11/11/2016. The weakness was disclosed 11/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2958 since 03/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94328†). The entries VDB-93891, VDB-93894, VDB-93895 and VDB-93896 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
11/11/2016 +247 days 🔍
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11/30/2016 +19 days 🔍
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10/04/2022 +2134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2958 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93892
SecurityFocus: 94328 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-2958 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039231

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2016 20:59
Updated: 10/04/2022 17:15
Changes: 11/30/2016 20:59 (52), 06/13/2019 10:30 (13), 10/04/2022 17:15 (3)
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