CVE-2016-2924

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 1, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2924: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix