What is CVE-2016-5932?

CVE-2016-5932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5932?

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

XSS in IBM Connections

CVE-2016-5932

IBM Connections 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, and 5.5 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 Reference #: 1998294.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Connections — versions 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
IBM Corporation Connections — versions 4.0, 3.0.1.1, 3.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96453 (vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5932?: CVE-2016-5932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5932?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.