Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by an information exposure vulnerability (CVE-2016-3021)

Summary

In certain circumstances, IBM Security Access Manager appliances may generate an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3021**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information from error message using a specially crafted HTTP request.
CVSS Base Score: 2.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114466&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions.

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.