CVE-2016-8982

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history.

Affected products

IBM InfoSphere DataStage: 8.7, 9.1, 11.3

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037616
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995895
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037616

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