CVE-2016-2953 describes a vulnerability in IBM Connections versions 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4, where the software fails to enforce SSL. This oversight allows remote attackers to intercept and obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing network traffic. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a low impact on confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact, and requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.