PT-2017-8839 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-13 · CVE-2016-5984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to cross-frame scripting due to insufficient HTML iframe protection. A remote attacker could exploit this by using a specially-crafted URL to navigate to a web page they control, potentially leading to clickjacking or other client-side browser attacks.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5984

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5984 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991682 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5984 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95106 · Note