CVE-2016-5888 Cross-site scripting in Interact

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject JavaScript into the IBM Interact Web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions.

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-2016-5888?

CVE-2016-5888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Interact, published on 10 May 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 Interact 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, and 10.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 115084.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5888?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Interact.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5888 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-2016-5888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7377-52fm-xwq2.

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