CVE-2016-5984 (GCVE-0-2016-5984)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-01 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-frame scripting, caused by insufficient HTML iframe protection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to navigate to a web page the attacker controls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct clickjacking or other client-side browser attacks.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- Cross-Site Scripting
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991682 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Corporation | InfoSphere Information Server |
Affected:
8.1
Affected: 8.5 Affected: 8.0 Affected: 8.5.0.1 Affected: 8.7 Affected: 9.1 Affected: 8.0.1 Affected: 10.0 Affected: 11.3 Affected: 10 Affected: 11.3.0.0 Affected: 11.3.1.0 Affected: 11.5 |
guessed |
Date Public
2017-02-01 00:00
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