Medium severity · published Mar 19, 2016
CVE-2016-0283
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OpenID Connect (OIDC) client web application in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5.5 before 8.5.5.9 allows…
6.1
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OpenID Connect (OIDC) client web application in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5.5 before 8.5.5.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.5.5.0; 8.5.5.1; 8.5.5.2; 8.5.5.3; 8.5.5.4; 8.5.5.5; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0283
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0283
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI58003
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978293
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035330
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