Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-2956 (CCN-113735)

Assigned:2016-08-17
Published:2016-08-17
Updated:2016-11-28
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Connections 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-2016-2954 and CVE-2016-3008.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.4 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
5.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:3.5 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Cross-Site Scripting
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-2956

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988990

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1988990 (Connections)
IBM Connections Security Refresh for CVE-2016-2954, CVE-2016-2956,CVE-2016-3008

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
92542

Source: CCN
Type: BID-92542
IBM Connections CVE-2016-2956 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-connections-cve20162956-xss(113735)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:connections:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm connections 5.0.0.0
    ibm connections 5.5.0.0
    ibm connections 5.0
    ibm connections 5.5