CVE-2016-8960 — HIGH (8.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege user by intercepting the higher-privilege user's cookie value from its HTTP request and then reusing it in subsequent requests. IBM Reference #: 1993718.

CVSS Score

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ibm	Cognos Business Intelligence	10.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993718PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96963Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993718PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96963Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8960?

CVE-2016-8960 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege user by intercepting the higher-privilege user's cookie value...

How severe is CVE-2016-8960?

CVE-2016-8960 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8960?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.