IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9786 IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.322Z

Reserved: 2016-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8961

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-01T20:59:03.020

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8961

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