What is CVE-2016-8912?

CVE-2016-8912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Kenexa Lms On Cloud, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8912?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Kenexa Lms On Cloud

CVE-2016-8912

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1 and 13.2 - 13.2.4 stores potentially sensitive information in in log files that could be read by an authenticated user.

Published 2017-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Kenexa Lms On Cloud — versions 13.1, 13.2, 13.2.2
IBM Corporation Kenexa Lms On Cloud — versions 14.0.0, 13.2.4, 13.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94324 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118390 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8912?: CVE-2016-8912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Kenexa Lms On Cloud, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8912?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.