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)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th 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 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

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5932?: 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.