Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (CVE-2016-6103)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (CVE-2016-6103). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5 and 2.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-6103 has been found in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager CVE-2016-6103" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-6103 (IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager) — CWE-352 / CVSS v3 8.8
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 Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
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 Tivoli Key Lifecycle 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