Vulnerability in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud (CVE-2016-8911)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud (CVE-2016-8911). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1 and 13.2 - 13.2.4 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-8911 has been found in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud CVE-2016-8911" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-8911 (IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud) — CWE-254 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
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.
A vulnerability (CWE-254) exists in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). 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 Kenexa LMS on Cloud 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
- patch ibm.com
- web securityfocus.com