What is CVE-2016-2901?

CVE-2016-2901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Web_content_manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-2901?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Ibm Web_content_manager

CVE-2016-2901

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the PA_Theme_Creator application in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5 CF08 through CF10 and Web Content Manager allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Web_content_manager
Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 8.5.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

PI62594 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
1036143 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2901?: CVE-2016-2901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Web_content_manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-2901?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.