CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5958

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. An attacker could intercept its transmission within an HTTP session to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to the theft of sensitive information, potentially leading to serious security breaches and loss of customer trust.

Recommendation

It is recommended to configure the application to set the secure flag for session cookies in SSL mode to minimize the risk of data interception.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the secure flag for the session cookie in SSL mode. By intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture the cookie and obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS