What is CVE-2016-8943?

CVE-2016-8943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Control, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8943?

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

XSS in Ibm Spectrum Control

CVE-2016-8943

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 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: 0.005 (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 Spectrum_control — versions 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.2.10
Ibm Tivoli_storage_productivity_center — versions 5.2.0, 5.2.0.0, 5.2.1.0
Ibm Corporation Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition — versions 5.2.10, 5.2.5, 5.2.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8943?: CVE-2016-8943 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Control, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8943?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.