Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances allow web pages to be stored locally (CVE-2016-3024)

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager appliances allow web pages containing sensitive information to be cached by a browser. This sensitive information could be accessed from the user’s hard drive by an attacker with local access or malware installed on the user’s computer.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3024**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Access Manager for Web allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114472 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and 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.