CVE-2016-8999

IBM InfoSphere Information Server contains a Path-relative stylesheet import vulnerability that allows attackers to render a page in quirks mode thereby facilitating an attacker to inject malicious CSS.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995155	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95325	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037563

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:8.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_datastage:11.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:8.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud:11.5:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-01 22:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2016-8999

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8999

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8999

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

infosphere_information_server
infosphere_datastage
infosphere_information_server_on_cloud

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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