{"id":"CVE-2016-8966","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8966","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:57:18.046Z","title":"IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security.","description":"IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.","published":"2017-02-01T20:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["ibm/license metric tool","ibm/bigfix inventory"],"epss":{"score":0.01227,"percentile":0.68709,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995023","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95138","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995023","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95138","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8966","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}