Information Disclosure in Ibm Security Access Manager (CVE-2016-3045)
Summary
Vulnerability in Ibm Security Access Manager (CVE-2016-3045). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via Referer header.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Security Access Manager for Web stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referer header or browser history.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-3045 has been found in Ibm Security Access Manager.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Referer header over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Ibm Security Access Manager CVE-2016-3045" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-3045 (Ibm Security Access Manager) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 3.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: Referer header
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.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in Ibm Security Access Manager. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Referer header without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Ibm Security Access Manager. Attack surface: Referer header.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). 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 Security Access Manager 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 securityfocus.com
- patch ibm.com