Information disclosure in IBM Privileged Identity Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Privileged Identity Manager | 1.0.1; 1.0.1.1; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Privileged Identity Manager VendorIBM Affected 1.0.1; 1.0.1.1; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5958
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prc2-gwpw-8w6f
References
More IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05151 Improper access control in IBM Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01459 Improper input validation in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01143 Command injection in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-01444 Path traversal in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2017-01193 Missing authentication in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2018-01446 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5958 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5958 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prc2-gwpw-8w6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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