What is CVE-2016-5951?

CVE-2016-5951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Kenexa Lcms Premier, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5951?

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

XSS in IBM Kenexa Lcms Premier

CVE-2016-5951

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-02-01 · 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 (43.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% 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 Kenexa Lcms Premier — versions 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
IBM Corporation Kenexa Lcms Premier On Cloud — versions 10.2.0, 9.3.0, 10.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94385 (Technical Description, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5951?: CVE-2016-5951 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Kenexa Lcms Premier, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5951?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.