PT-2017-9900 · Ibm · Ibm Bigfix Inventory

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-13 · CVE-2016-8961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM BigFix Inventory version 9

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, the attacker could exploit this to spoof the URL displayed, redirecting a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

Recommendations For IBM BigFix Inventory version 9, update to a version that includes a fix for the open redirect issue to prevent phishing attacks.

Fix

Open Redirect

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-601

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8961

Affected Products

Ibm Bigfix Inventory

References · 4

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8961 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8961 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95128 · Note