What is CVE-2016-0243?

CVE-2016-0243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-0243?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Websphere_portal

CVE-2016-0243

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.x through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF09 allows remote attackers to inje…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

PI54088 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
83488 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
100572 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0243?: CVE-2016-0243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-0243?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.