What is CVE-2016-2948?

CVE-2016-2948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2948?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2016-2948

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to discover hardcoded credentials via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix_remote_control — versions 9.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2948?: CVE-2016-2948 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2948?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.