CVE-2016-8977 (GCVE-0-2016-8977)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-01 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:35
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Summary
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. This information could be used to mount further attacks against the system.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory Affected: unspecified
Affected: 9.2
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Date Public
2016-12-09 00:00
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