What is CVE-2016-3042?

CVE-2016-3042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3042?

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

XSS in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2016-3042

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty before 16.0.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving OpenID Connect clients.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th 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 Websphere_application_server
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3042?: CVE-2016-3042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3042?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.