What is CVE-2016-3040?

CVE-2016-3040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-3040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Open Redirect in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

CVE-2016-3040

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty, as used in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8, allows remote authenticated users to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.011 (60.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager_virtual_appliance — versions 2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3040?: CVE-2016-3040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-3040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.