Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by an information exposure vulnerability (CVE-2016-3023)

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager appliances could allow an unauthenticated user to gain access to sensitive information by entering invalid file names.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3023**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow an unauthenticated user to gain access to sensitive information by entering invalid file names.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114471 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.