What is CVE-2016-2979?

CVE-2016-2979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sametime, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-2979?

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

XSS in Ibm Sametime

CVE-2016-2979

IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials d…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (58.4th 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 Sametime — versions 8.5.2, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2979?: CVE-2016-2979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sametime, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-2979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.