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CVE-2016-8961

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CVE-2016-8961

Published: Feb 1, 2017

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

VendorProductVersions

IBM Corporation

BigFix Inventory

affected
9.2

References

95128
vdb-entry
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