CVE-2016-8949
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 Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management 10.0.x and 10.1.x could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 118836.
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 Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management 10.0.x and 10.1.x contains an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious URL using the vulnerable application as a redirector to redirect users to an arbitrary external website, enabling phishing attacks where victims believe they are visiting a trusted IBM domain.
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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= 10.0.0.0= 10.0.0.1= 10.0.0.2= 10.0.0.3= 10.0.1.0= 10.0.1.1= 10.0.1.2= 10.0.1.3= 10.0.1.4= 10.0.2.0= 10.0.2.1= 10.0.2.2= 10.0.0.0= 10.0.0.1= 10.0.0.2= 10.0.0.3= 10.0.1.0= 10.0.1.1= 10.0.1.2= 10.0.2.0= 10.0.2.2= 10.0.2.3= 10.0.2.5= 10.0.2.6CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Identify installed IBM Emptoris productLocate the IBM Emptoris installation directory or check system inventory for IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management or IBM Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle ManagementAffected if Either product is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck the product version in the installation directory, about page, or administration console of the IBM Emptoris applicationAffected if The installed version matches 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.2.2 for Strategic Supply Management, or 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.2.6 for Supplier Lifecycle Management
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Check web interface accessibilityVerify if the IBM Emptoris web application is accessible via HTTP/HTTPSAffected if The web interface is exposed and reachable
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Test for open redirect vulnerabilitySubmit a request to the application with a redirect parameter (such as url, redirect, or target) pointing to an external domain like http://example.com and observe if the application allows the redirectAffected if The application redirects to the arbitrary external URL without proper validation
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Review server logs for suspicious redirectsExamine application and web server logs for patterns where the application acts as a redirector to external domains, especially with parameters like redirectUrl, gotoUrl, or similarAffected if Logs show redirect requests to external untrusted domains originating from the application
The environment is affected if IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management version 10.0.0.0-10.0.2.2 or Supplier Lifecycle Management version 10.0.0.0-10.0.2.6 is installed and the web application allows arbitrary external URL redirects through its redirect parameters.
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 or upgrade to a version beyond 10.1.x. Implement URL allow-listing and validate all redirect parameters server-side as compensating controls until the patch can be applied.
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