What is CVE-2016-5889?

CVE-2016-5889 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Interact, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-5889?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Interact

CVE-2016-5889

IBM Interact 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, and 10.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 115085.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5889?: CVE-2016-5889 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Interact, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-5889?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.