VDB-96405 · CVE-2016-5938 · BID 95428

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud Stored information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Stored). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5938. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (Cloud Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Stored). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2017. The weakness was published 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5938 since 06/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95428†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96407, VDB-96408, VDB-96409 and VDB-96466. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Information disclosure / Stored
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
01/16/2017 +201 days 🔍
01/16/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +16 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96405
SecurityFocus: 95428 - IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud CVE-2016-5938 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5938 - IBM - Kenexa LMS on Cloud - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:51
Updated: 08/09/2020 09:27
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:51 (60), 08/09/2020 09:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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