Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in IBM Sametime Meeting Server (CVE-2016-2965)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Sametime Meeting Server (CVE-2016-2965). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious link, a remote attacker could force the user to log out of Sametime. IBM X-Force ID: 113846.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-2965 has been found in IBM Sametime Meeting Server.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Sametime Meeting Server CVE-2016-2965" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-2965 (IBM Sametime Meeting Server) — CWE-352 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
CSRF (CWE-352) exists in IBM Sametime Meeting Server.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Sametime Meeting Server.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで IBM Sametime Meeting Server を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securitytracker.com
- patch ibm.com
- patch exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- web securityfocus.com