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CVE-2016-8940

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.94%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-8940
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.94%

Original NVD Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.