CVE-2016-2965 Cross-site request forgery in Sametime

Medium 6.5 Published 29 Aug 2017 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A remote attacker can force a logged-in user to log out of IBM Sametime by tricking them into visiting a malicious link.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-2965?

CVE-2016-2965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Sametime, published on 29 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious link, a remote attacker could force the user to log out of Sametime. IBM X-Force ID: 113846.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Sametime.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-2965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjwf-q7x3-cr7q.