CVE-2016-5889 Cross-site request forgery in Interact
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Interact via cross-site request forgery.
- 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-2016-5889?
CVE-2016-5889 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Corporation Interact, published on 10 May 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 Interact 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, and 10.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 115085.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Interact.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Interact
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwgf-m63g-p84j.