What is CVE-2016-2991?

CVE-2016-2991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Lotus Protector For Mail Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-2991?

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

XSS in IBM Lotus Protector For Mail Security

CVE-2016-2991

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.0.0 through 2.8.1.0 before 2.8.1.0-22115 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th 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 Lotus_protector_for_mail_security — versions 2.8, 2.8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2991?: CVE-2016-2991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Lotus Protector For Mail Security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-2991?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.