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.

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)

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Connections — versions 4.0.0.0, 4.5.0.0, 5.0.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)

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.