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    CVE-2016-8962

    IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 118851.

    Published:Apr 26, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 26, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00296
    CVSS Score:5.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Bigfix Inventory

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2016-8964 (CVSS 9.8) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to b…
    CVE-2016-8977 (CVSS 5.3) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could disclose sensitive information to an unauthorized user using HTTP GET requests. …
    CVE-2016-8963 (CVSS 5.5) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local us…
    CVE-2016-8967 (CVSS 5.5) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.…
    CVE-2016-8966 (CVSS 5.9) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure t…
    CVE-2016-8981 (CVSS 5.5) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.…
    CVE-2016-8961 (CVSS 6.1) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect atta…
    CVE-2016-8980 (CVSS 8.1) — IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE)…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High