IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1/13.2/13.3/13.4 Log File log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1/13.2/13.3/13.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Log File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in log file. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-8912. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1/13.2/13.3/13.4 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Log File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1 and 13.2 - 13.2.4 stores potentially sensitive information in in log files that could be read by an authenticated user.

The bug was discovered 11/11/2016. The weakness was shared 02/01/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8912 since 10/25/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 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 94324†). The entries VDB-96452, VDB-96453, VDB-96454 and VDB-96455 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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11/11/2016 +17 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +82 days 🔍
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11/11/2022 +2108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96459
X-Force: 118390
SecurityFocus: 94324 - IBM Kenexa LCMS on Cloud CVE-2016-8912 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8912 - IBM - Kenexa LMS on Cloud - Information Disclosure Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:56
Updated: 11/11/2022 11:41
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:56 (60), 08/09/2020 20:41 (6), 11/11/2022 11:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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