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CVE-2016-3045 IBM CVE debrief

CVE-2016-3045 describes an information-disclosure issue in IBM Security Access Manager for Web and related IBM Access Manager products where sensitive data is placed in URL parameters. If those URLs are later exposed through server logs, browser history, or the HTTP Referer header, unauthorized parties may see the information. NVD rates the issue low severity and classifies it as CWE-200.

Vendor
IBM
Product
Security Access Manager For Web
CVSS
LOW 3.7
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-01
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-01
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Administrators and security teams running IBM Security Access Manager for Web or IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile should review this advisory, especially if authentication, session, or other sensitive values may appear in URLs.

Technical summary

According to the NVD record, the vulnerability affects multiple IBM Security Access Manager for Web and Mobile versions and has a CVSS 3.0 vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The core problem is not code execution or tampering; it is exposure of sensitive information through URL parameters, which can be copied into logs, referrer headers, bookmarks, or browser history. The supplied IBM advisory reference is the primary vendor source for remediation guidance.

Defensive priority

Low priority for immediate exploitation risk, but worth addressing where sensitive data may be present in URLs or logs. Prioritize if the product handles credentials, tokens, or other confidential values in request URLs.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review the IBM support advisory for the vendor-recommended fix and apply the patch or update path it specifies.
  • Audit application flows to remove sensitive values from URL parameters where possible; prefer headers, POST bodies, or server-side session state for confidential data.
  • Check web server, reverse proxy, and application logs for accidental storage of sensitive query-string data and tighten log retention/access controls.
  • Inspect application behavior for Referer-header leakage and reduce cross-site exposure where practical.
  • Confirm browser history, bookmarks, and shared links do not contain confidential values that should never have been placed in the URL.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied NVD record and IBM vendor advisory reference. NVD lists the issue as CVE-2016-3045, published 2017-02-01 and modified 2026-05-13, with CWE-200 and the vulnerable IBM CPEs for Security Access Manager for Web and Mobile. The corpus does not include fixed version numbers, so remediation is described at a high level rather than as a specific build target.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-3045 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3045

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-3045 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3045

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.