What is CVE-2016-5888?

CVE-2016-5888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Interact, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-5888?

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

XSS in IBM Interact

CVE-2016-5888

IBM Interact 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, and 10.0 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 trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 115084.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th 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 Interact — versions 8.6, 9.0, 9.1
Ibm Corporation Interact — versions 10.0, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5888?: CVE-2016-5888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Interact, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-5888?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.