CSRF in IBM Sametime
CVE-2016-2965
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious link, a remote attacker could force the user to log out of Sametime. IBM X-Force ID: 113846.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Sametime — versions 8.5.2, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100599 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113846 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039231 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2965?
- CVE-2016-2965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2965?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.