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CVE-2016-6045 IBM CVE debrief

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that can let an attacker trigger unauthorized actions through a trusted user’s browser/session.

Vendor
IBM
Product
Tivoli Storage Manager
CVSS
HIGH 8.8
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

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager / Operations Center administrators, security teams, and organizations that allow users to access the Operations Center web interface.

Technical summary

NVD classifies CVE-2016-6045 as CWE-352 and assigns CVSS 3.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (8.8 HIGH). The vulnerability is described as CSRF in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center, where malicious and unauthorized actions can be transmitted from a user that the website trusts. NVD lists vulnerable Tivoli Storage Manager releases including 6.4.1, 6.4.1.1, 6.4.2 through 6.4.2.4, and 7.1 through 7.1.7.

Defensive priority

High. The flaw is network-reachable, requires no privileges, and can have high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, though user interaction is required.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply the IBM fix or patch referenced in the vendor advisory linked from NVD.
  • Confirm whether any NVD-listed vulnerable Tivoli Storage Manager release is deployed in your environment.
  • Restrict access to the Operations Center interface to trusted users and networks until remediated.
  • Review CSRF protections for the Operations Center and ensure state-changing requests are protected by robust request validation.
  • Monitor administrative activity for unexpected or unauthorized actions originating from browser-based sessions.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the official CVE/NVD record and the IBM vendor advisory reference linked from NVD. The NVD entry provides the CVSS vector, CWE-352 classification, and affected CPE/version list; the IBM advisory is cited by NVD as the patch/vendor reference.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-6045 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6045

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

  • CVE-2016-6045 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6045

    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.