What is CVE-2016-0265?

CVE-2016-0265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Campaign, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-0265?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Campaign

CVE-2016-0265

IBM Campaign is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Campaign — versions 8.6, 9.1, 9.1.1
Ibm Corporation Campaign — versions 9.1.1, 8.3, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0265?: CVE-2016-0265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Campaign, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-0265?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.