XSS in Ibm Spectrum Control
CVE-2016-5944
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) 5.2.x before 5.2.11 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Ibm Spectrum_control — versions 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.2.10
- Ibm Tivoli_storage_productivity_center — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5944?
- CVE-2016-5944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Control, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5944?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.