IBM BigFix Inventory v9 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• ibm bigfix inventoryup to 9.2 inclusive
• ibm license metric tool9.2.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

• IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory

  • unspecified, 9.2affected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2016-8980IBM BigFix Inventory v9 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML dat
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• CVE-2023-43044IBM License Metric Tool directory traversal
  30Monitor
• CVE-2014-8924The server in IBM License Metric Tool 7.2.2 before IF15 and 7.5 before IF24 and Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed 7.2.2 before IF15 and
  26Monitor
• CVE-2016-8961IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack.
  24Monitor
• CVE-2016-8966IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict
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• CVE-2016-8967IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
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FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.