CVE-2016-5994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server contains a vulnerability that would allow an authenticated user to browse any file on the engine tier, and examine its contents.

Published: 2017-02-01

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

IBM Corporation

InfoSphere Information Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.1`	affected	—
`8.5`	affected	—
`8.0`	affected	—
`8.5.0.1`	affected	—
`8.7`	affected	—
`9.1`	affected	—
`8.0.1`	affected	—
`10.0`	affected	—
`11.3`	affected	—
`10`	affected	—
`11.3.0.0`	affected	—
`11.3.1.0`	affected	—
`11.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-6928	IBM InfoSphere Information Server contains a vulnerability that would allow an authenticated user to browse any file on the engine tier, and examine its contents.

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 0.00285.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992171
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93557
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037022

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-02-01T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:15:10.591Z

Reserved: 2016-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-01T20:59:01.597

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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