CVE-2016-2941
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM UrbanCode Deploy creates temporary files during step execution that could contain sensitive information including passwords that could be read by a local user.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM UrbanCode Deploy creates temporary files during step execution that contain sensitive information including passwords. These files are created with insufficient access controls, allowing local unprivileged users to read the sensitive data written to disk.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.1.1= 6.0.1.2= 6.0.1.3= 6.0.1.4= 6.0.1.5= 6.0.1.6= 6.0.1.7= 6.0.1.8= 6.0.1.9= 6.0.1.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check IBM UrbanCode Deploy installed versionLocate the UrbanCode Deploy installation directory and check the version file or use the version command in the ucd command line tool if availableAffected if The installed version is 6.0, 6.0.1, or any version from 6.0.1.1 through 6.0.1.10 inclusive
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Identify temporary directories used by UrbanCode DeploySearch the installation directory and system temp directories (such as /tmp or the Windows Temp folder) for directories named with 'ucd', 'urbancode', or 'deploy' that contain temporary files created during step executionAffected if Temporary directories associated with UrbanCode Deploy exist on the system
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Verify file permissions on temp directoriesUse 'ls -la' on Unix/Linux or check Properties > Security on Windows for the identified temp directories to inspect who has read accessAffected if The directory permissions allow any user other than the UrbanCode Deploy service account to read contents
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Inspect temp files for sensitive contentExamine any files in the UrbanCode Deploy temp directories for plaintext passwords, credentials, or other sensitive data in filenames or file contentsAffected if Temporary files containing passwords or credentials are found with overly permissive access controls
The environment is affected if UrbanCode Deploy version 6.0.x through 6.0.1.10 is installed AND temporary files created during step execution are readable by unprivileged local users due to weak file permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the IBM patch for this vulnerability. Until patched, ensure strict file system permissions exist on the deployment server and restrict local user access to temp directories used by UrbanCode Deploy.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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