What is CVE-2016-8936?

CVE-2016-8936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Social Rendering Templates For Digital Data Connector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8936?

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

XSS in IBM Social Rendering Templates For Digital Data Connector

CVE-2016-8936

IBM Social Rendering Templates for Digital Data Connector 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)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th 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 Social_rendering_templates_for_digital_data_connector — versions 1.0
Ibm Corporation Websphere Portal — versions 6.0.1.7, 5.1.0.0, 8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8936?: CVE-2016-8936 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Social Rendering Templates For Digital Data Connector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8936?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.