What is CVE-2017-1198?

CVE-2017-1198 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2019-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1198?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Bigfix Compliance

CVE-2017-1198

IBM BigFix Compliance 1.7 through 1.9.91 (TEMA SUAv1 SCA SCM) stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history. IBM X-Force ID: 123673.

Published 2019-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Compliance — versions 1.7, 1.9.91
IBM Bigfix Compliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123673 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1198?: CVE-2017-1198 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2019-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1198?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.