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CVE-2016-8940

Published: Mar 7, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

ibm
commercial·USaka international business machines
tivoli storage managerOn-premDatabase
Databases
IBM Corporation
commercial·USaka ibm
Tivoli Storage ManagerOn-prem
Databases / db-tooling

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998946
ibm.com

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