FKIE_CVE-2016-5950

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-01 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:50
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by an authenticated user.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992067Patch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94387Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992067Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94387Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.0
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.1
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.2
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.2.1
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.3
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.4
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 9.5
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 10.0
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 10.1
ibm kenexa_lcms_premier 10.2
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          "vendor": "IBM Corporation",
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            },
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      "value": "IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier en Cloud almacena las credenciales de usuario en un texto plano que puede ser le\u00eddo por un usuario autenticado."
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  ],
  "id": "CVE-2016-5950",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:50:17.360",
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