CSRF in IBM Connections
CVE-2016-2998
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that update data.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Connections — versions 4.0.0.0, 4.5.0.0, 5.0.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92578 (vdb-entry)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2998?
- CVE-2016-2998 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2016-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2998?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.