CVE-2016-8982 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00222.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Infosphere Datastage

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:8.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9807	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037616

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-02-01T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.563Z

Reserved: 2016-10-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8982

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-01T22:59:01.057

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8982

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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