VDB-92178 · CVE-2016-5944 · BID 93087

IBM Spectrum Control up to 5.2.10 Web UI cross site scripting

CVSS Meta Temp Score CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.	Current Exploit Price (≈) Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.	CTI Interest Score Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.2	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Spectrum Control up to 5.2.10. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web UI. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5944. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Spectrum Control up to 5.2.10. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) 5.2.x before 5.2.11 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string.

The weakness was presented 09/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5944 since 06/29/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93087†). See VDB-92177, VDB-92179, VDB-92180 and VDB-92181 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Spectrum Control

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.4
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳

Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Spectrum Control 5.2.11

Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
09/08/2016 +71 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +18 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-5944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92178
SecurityFocus: 93087 - Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-5944 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:46
Updated: 04/26/2019 15:30
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:46 (51), 04/26/2019 15:30 (13)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.