CVE-2016-5958: ibm corporation privileged identity manager

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5958 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ibm corporation privileged identity manager. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information.

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorThe product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.