XSS in IBM Infosphere Information Server
CVE-2016-5984
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-frame scripting, caused by insufficient HTML iframe protection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to navigate to a web page the attacker controls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct clickjacking or other client-side browser attacks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 8.7, 9.1, 11.3
- IBM Infosphere Information Server On Cloud — versions 11.5
- IBM Corporation Infosphere Information Server — versions 8.7, 8.1, 11.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95106 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5984?
- CVE-2016-5984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5984?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.