CVE-2016-2953

low
Published 2016-11-30 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.7

Description

IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 does not require SSL, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by sniffing the network.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990888

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibmconnections4.0.0.0
ibmconnections4.5.0.0
ibmconnections5.0.0.0

References

CWEs

CWE-310

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.