What is CVE-2016-5883?

CVE-2016-5883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Inotes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5883?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Inotes

CVE-2016-5883

IBM iNotes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (52.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Inotes — versions 8.5.1.0, 8.5.1.1, 8.5.1.2
Ibm Corporation Inotes — versions 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2, 9.0.1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2016-5883?: CVE-2016-5883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Inotes, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.