CSRF in IBM Connections
CVE-2015-5037
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 3.x before 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 before CR4, 4.5 before CR5, and 5.0 before CR3 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Ibm Connections — versions 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5037?
- CVE-2015-5037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5037?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5037 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.