What is the severity of CVE-2016-8960?

CVE-2016-8960 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8960?

To fix CVE-2016-8960, apply the latest patches and updates provided by IBM for Cognos Business Intelligence.

What versions are affected by CVE-2016-8960?

CVE-2016-8960 affects IBM Cognos Business Intelligence versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2.

What can be exploited in CVE-2016-8960?

CVE-2016-8960 can be exploited by intercepting and reusing session cookies from higher-privilege users.

Who is at risk due to CVE-2016-8960?

Users with lower privilege capabilities using IBM Cognos Business Intelligence are at risk of privilege escalation through CVE-2016-8960.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8960

high

8.8

CWE

264

27/3/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8960

First published: Mon Mar 27 2017(Updated: )

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege user by intercepting the higher-privilege user's cookie value from its HTTP request and then reusing it in subsequent requests. IBM Reference #: 1993718.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence	=10.2
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence	=10.2.1
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence	=10.2.1.1
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence	=10.2.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8960?
To fix CVE-2016-8960, apply the latest patches and updates provided by IBM for Cognos Business Intelligence.
What versions are affected by CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 affects IBM Cognos Business Intelligence versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2.
What can be exploited in CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 can be exploited by intercepting and reusing session cookies from higher-privilege users.
Who is at risk due to CVE-2016-8960?
Users with lower privilege capabilities using IBM Cognos Business Intelligence are at risk of privilege escalation through CVE-2016-8960.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to allow privilege escalation in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8960?
To fix CVE-2016-8960, apply the latest patches and updates provided by IBM for Cognos Business Intelligence.
What versions are affected by CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 affects IBM Cognos Business Intelligence versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2.
What can be exploited in CVE-2016-8960?
CVE-2016-8960 can be exploited by intercepting and reusing session cookies from higher-privilege users.
Who is at risk due to CVE-2016-8960?
Users with lower privilege capabilities using IBM Cognos Business Intelligence are at risk of privilege escalation through CVE-2016-8960.