CVE-2016-2999 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an unspecified brute-force attack.

Published: 2016-09-26

Score: 6.5 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-4072	IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an unspecified brute-force attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

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 0.00228.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO89962
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93147
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21989067

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Connections

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-09-26T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:14.503Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-2999

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-26T04:59:04.007

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

Link: CVE-2016-2999

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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