CVE-2016-0310 Cross-site scripting in Connections
Host header injection in IBM Connections allows attackers to redirect users to malicious domains, potentially leading to phishing or session hijacking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0310?
CVE-2016-0310 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Connections, published on 8 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Connections 5.5 and earlier is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could cause navigation to the attacker's domain.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Connections.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0310?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0310 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-0310 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0310 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Connections
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v679-4c6m-vv6h.