What is CVE-2016-6027?

CVE-2016-6027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-6027?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

CVE-2016-6027

The Configuration Manager in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) 3.4.2 before 3.4.2.0 iFix 8 and 3.4.3 before 3.4.3.0 iFix 1 does not enable the HSTS protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data by leveraging use of HTTP.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Sterling_secure_proxy — versions 3.4.2.0, 3.4.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

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-2016-6027?: CVE-2016-6027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-6027?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.