CVE-2016-2924

CVSS V2 Low 3.5 CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
IBM Infosphere BigInsights is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-2924
  • Assigner
  • psirt@us.ibm.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-02-01T22:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-02-15T14:09:52
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:biginsights:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 3.5
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.4
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.3
  • Impact Score
  • 2.7
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987499 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95973 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2924
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2924
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:48:49 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:34:41 2017-02-01T22:59Z 2017-02-01T22:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 13:34:41 2017-02-15T14:09:52 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 13:34:41 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated