HIGH
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
Published Mar 7, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.94%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 4.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.1.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.3.4 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.2.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.3.6.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4 ClientStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.4.4.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.1.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 5.5.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| IBM Corporation | Tivoli Storage Manager | n/a |
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OR
- 6.1
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.4
- 6.1.5
- 6.1.5.4
- 6.1.5.5
- 6.1.5.6
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
- 6.2.3
- 6.2.4
- 6.3
- 6.3.0.5
- 6.3.0.15
- 6.3.0.17
- 6.3.1
- 6.3.1.2
- 6.3.2.2
- 6.3.3
- 6.3.4
- 6.3.5
- 6.3.5.1
- 6.3.6
- 7.1
- 7.1..5.100
- 7.1.0.1
- 7.1.0.2
- 7.1.0.3
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.1.1
- 7.1.1.2
- 7.1.1.100
- 7.1.1.200
- 7.1.1.300
- 7.1.3
- 7.1.3.000
- 7.1.3.1
- 7.1.3.2
- 7.1.3.100
- 7.1.4
- 7.1.4.1
- 7.1.4.2
- 7.1.5
- 7.1.5.200
- 7.1.6
- 7.1.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.94% 0.00943
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00943
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 59.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 56.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 52.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 42.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 41.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998946 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998946 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Mar 7, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 25, 2016
Link CVE-2016-8940
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a