CVE-2016-6103 IBM CVE debrief

Who should care

IBM Security/Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager administrators, teams that manage encryption key lifecycle services, and security teams responsible for web-admin applications with privileged browser sessions.

Technical summary

NVD maps this issue to CWE-352 and lists the CVSS v3.0 vector as CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. That indicates a network-reachable issue that depends on user interaction, with potential high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a trusted user is induced to perform an unauthorized state-changing request. The affected CPEs in NVD include IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5.x and 2.6.x entries, and the record references IBM’s vendor advisory for remediation guidance.

Defensive priority

High for environments running the affected IBM Key Lifecycle Manager versions, because the flaw can enable unauthorized administrative actions when a user is tricked into interacting with the application.

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply IBM’s vendor patch or follow the remediation guidance in the IBM advisory linked from NVD.
• Verify whether any deployed IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager instances match the affected 2.5.x or 2.6.x CPE versions listed in NVD.
• Review administrative workflows for CSRF protections and ensure privileged actions require strong request validation.
• Limit exposure of the management interface to trusted networks and authenticated administrators only.
• Monitor for unexpected state changes or administrative actions that could indicate misuse of a trusted session.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the NVD record for CVE-2016-6103, which identifies IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager as affected and classifies the weakness as CWE-352. The NVD references include IBM’s support advisory (swg21997949) and a SecurityFocus entry (BID 95950). The CVSS vector supplied by NVD is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Published date used here is 2017-02-02, per the supplied CVE timeline.

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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.