VDB-96412 · CVE-2016-5950 · BID 94387

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-5950. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (Cloud Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by an authenticated user.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5950 since 06/29/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 76 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 94387†). The entries VDB-96404, VDB-96410, VDB-96413 and VDB-97415 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Name

Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
11/17/2016 +141 days 🔍
11/17/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +76 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
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-5950 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5950
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96412
SecurityFocus: 94387 - IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud CVE-2016-5950 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5950 - IBM - Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud - Cleartext Credentials Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:52
Updated: 08/09/2020 09:55
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:52 (60), 08/09/2020 09:55 (6)
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