What is CVE-2016-2989?

CVE-2016-2989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections Portlets, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2989?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Connections Portlets

CVE-2016-2989

Open redirect vulnerability in the Connections Portlets component 5.x before 5.0.2 for IBM WebSphere Portal allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Connections_portlets — versions 5.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2989?: CVE-2016-2989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections Portlets, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2989?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.