CVE-2016-2997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2995, CVE-2016-3005, and CVE-2016-3010.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Connections

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.0.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:4.5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.0.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:connections:5.5.0.0:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO89929
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92580

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2016-09-01T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:40:14.402Z

Reserved: 2016-03-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2997

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-09-01T10:59:05.123

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2997

Redhat

No data.

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