# CVE-2016-1598: Cross-site scripting in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4

> Attackers can inject arbitrary HTML into administrator pages by modifying their username, potentially compromising the identity management interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qg9-936j-cmh6

## What is CVE-2016-1598?

CVE-2016-1598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4, published on 27 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1598?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Novell Identity Manager, Novell Identity Manager Identity Applications.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4

- [CVE-2007-6625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6625/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2010-4324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4324/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2010-3264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3264/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1598 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4, published on 27 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4. 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-2016-1598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.