CVE-2016-2957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a stack trace in a response.

Published: 2016-11-30

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0.0.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4030	IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading a stack trace in a response.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00161.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO90039
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990864
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94300

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Connections

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-11-30T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:13.989Z

Reserved: 2016-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2957

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-30T11:59:17.357

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2957

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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