CVE-2016-5997 describes a vulnerability in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience versions prior to specified fix packs, where the web portal fails to enforce password quality rules during password changes. This flaw allows remote attackers to more easily gain unauthorized access through brute-force attacks. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impact, though it requires prior authentication (PR:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tealeaf_customer_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tealeaf_customer_experience:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tealeaf_customer_experience:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tealeaf_customer_experience:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.1aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tealeaf_customer_experience:9.0.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.