Medium severity · published Apr 20, 2017
CVE-2016-9979
IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2, 6.0, and 7.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting
5.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2, 6.0, and 7.0 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. IBM X-Force ID: 120255.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Curam Social Program Management · IBM
6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0, 5.2, 4.5, 6.0.3, 6.1, 5.2.6, 6.0.1, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.2.0, 7.0.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9979
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22001780
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97993
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