Information disclosure in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager
Priority LOW 27CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · 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 2.0.2 and 2.1.0 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: 116136.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01286 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | Security Privileged Identity Manager | 2.0.2; 2.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Privileged Identity Manager VendorIBM Affected 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-2016-5959
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgqh-h8rp-xrwx
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-2016-5959 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5959 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgqh-h8rp-xrwx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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