# CVE-2016-0308: Open redirect in Connections

> Attackers can manipulate links to display inappropriate background images in IBM Connections, potentially misleading users.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8rpc-47fr-2h26

## What is CVE-2016-0308?

CVE-2016-0308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Connections, published on 8 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Connections 5.5 and earlier is vulnerable to possible link manipulation attack that could result in the display of inappropriate background images.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0308?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Connections.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Connections

- [CVE-2016-3007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3007/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5038/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-1748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1748/): Open redirect in Connections (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-7461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7461/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-2999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2999/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0308 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Connections, published on 8 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation Connections. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0308/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0308/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0308
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0308
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0308

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