What is CVE-2016-9985?

CVE-2016-9985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos_business_intelligence, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-9985?

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

Information disclosure in Ibm Cognos_business_intelligence

CVE-2016-9985

IBM Cognos Server 10.1.1 and 10.2 stores highly sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM Reference #: 1999671.

EPSS: 0.000 (15.3th 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 Cognos_business_intelligence — versions 10.1.1, 10.2
Ibm Corporation Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.2.2, 10.2, 10.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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-2016-9985?: CVE-2016-9985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cognos_business_intelligence, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-9985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.