What is CVE-2016-8961?

CVE-2016-8961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8961?

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

Is CVE-2016-8961 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Open Redirect in Hp Hp-ux

CVE-2016-8961

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the…

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.002 (35.9th 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

Hp Hp-ux
Ibm Aix
Ibm Bigfix_inventory
Ibm License_metric_tool — versions 9.2.0
Ibm Corporation Bigfix Inventory — versions 9.2
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8961?: CVE-2016-8961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Hp-ux, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8961 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.