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CVE-2016-8961

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect 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.

Published

2017-02-01T20:59:03.020

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-601
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm license_metric_tool 9.2.0 Yes
Operating System hp hp-ux * No
Operating System ibm aix * No
Operating System linux linux_kernel * No
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Operating System oracle solaris * No
Application ibm bigfix_inventory ≤ 9.2 Yes
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