What is CVE-2016-5960?

CVE-2016-5960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-5960?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager

CVE-2016-5960

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2 and 2.1.0 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 116171.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager — versions 2.1.0, 2.0.2
Ibm Security_privileged_identity_manager — versions 2.0.2, 2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5960?: CVE-2016-5960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-5960?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.