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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2016-9711

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

IBM Predictive Solutions Foundation (IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0) reveals sensitive information in detailed error messages that could aid an attacker in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 119619.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published