VDB-96485 · CVE-2016-8982 · BID 95651

IBM InfoSphere Information Server URL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM InfoSphere Information Server. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8982. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server (Reporting Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2017. The weakness was published 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8982 since 10/25/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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.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 19 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 95651†). Similar entry is available at VDB-96486. 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: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2016 🔍
01/13/2017 +80 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +19 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/11/2022 +2108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96485
SecurityFocus: 95651 - IBM InfoSphere DataStage CVE-2016-8982 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8982 - IBM - InfoSphere Information Server - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037616

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:58
Updated: 11/11/2022 11:56
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:58 (59), 08/10/2020 06:35 (6), 11/11/2022 11:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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