CVE-2016-8940 describes an insufficient authority checking vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) versions 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to submit SQL queries to access unauthorized database tables, potentially exposing sensitive information like passwords. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.