Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud addressed a vulnerable which could allow a remote attacker to send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow them to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5939
DESCRIPTION: IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116057 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 5.0, 5.2
Remediation/Fixes
These issues have been addressed in IBM LMS on Cloud 5.2 patch. IBM recommends updating to the latest release.
Customers who are using an affected version should visit IBM Support Portal and open a Service Request (SR) to request an upgrade to latest fixed release.
https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal
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References
Change History
12 October 2016: Initial publish
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21992129