Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Commerce

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU531

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5986

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to response handling error that may cause sensitive data disclosure by a malicious user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to potentially sensitive data on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update to APAR PI67093.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM WebSphere Commerce: 7.0 - 8.0

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.5.0.0 - 8.5.5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_commerce:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_commerce:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990056

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.