CVE-2016-8951
What it is
IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Platform 10.0.0.x through 10.1.1.x is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the authentication features that could log out users and flood user accounts with emails. IBM X-Force ID: 118838.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.0.0
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.0.1
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.0.2
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.0.3
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.1.0
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.1.1
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.1.2
- IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.0.1.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005839
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118838
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005839
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118838
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005839
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99589
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118838
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005839
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99589
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118838