Information Disclosure in IBM Rhapsody DM (CVE-2016-9697)
Summary
Vulnerability in IBM Rhapsody DM (CVE-2016-9697). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An unspecified vulnerability in IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 could allow an attacker to perform a JSON Hijacking Attack. A JSON Hijacking Attack may expose to an attacker information passed between the server and the browser. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-9697 has been found in IBM Rhapsody DM.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "IBM Rhapsody DM CVE-2016-9697" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-9697 (IBM Rhapsody DM) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 3.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
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 Rhapsody DM.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of IBM Rhapsody DM.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.1/10). 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 Rhapsody DM 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