Medium severity · published Nov 24, 2016
CVE-2016-2996
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0 before 2.0.2 FP8, when Virtual Appliance is used, allows remote authenticated users to append to arbitrary files via unspecified…
6.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0 before 2.0.2 FP8, when Virtual Appliance is used, allows remote authenticated users to append to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Security Privileged Identity Manager · Ibm
2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
SP
Security Privileged Identity Manager
Ibm
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2996
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2996
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988706
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