What is CVE-2016-8935?

CVE-2016-8935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Kenexa Lms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-8935?

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

XSS in Ibm Kenexa Lms

CVE-2016-8935

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud 13.1, 13.2, 13.2.2, 13.2.3, 13.2.4 and 14.0.0 are 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 #: 1999483.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.1th 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 Kenexa_lms — versions 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.2
Ibm Corporation Kenexa Lms On Cloud — versions 14.0.0, 13.2.4, 13.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8935?: CVE-2016-8935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Kenexa Lms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-8935?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.