CVE-2016-8960 json
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege…
published 2017-03-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9785
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 could allow a user with lower privilege Capabilities to adopt the Capabilities of a higher-privilege user by intercepting the higher-privilege user's cookie value from its HTTP request and then reusing it in subsequent requests. IBM Reference #: 1993718.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Corporation Cognos Business Intelligence
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21993718
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/96963
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8960
- NVD CVE-2016-8960
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