CVE-2016-5975 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5975?

CVE-2016-5975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in the web portal in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience before 8.7.1.8847 FP10, 8.8 before 8.8.0.9049 FP9, 9.0.0 and 9.0.1 before 9.0.1.1117 FP5, 9.0.1A before 9.0.1.5108_9.0.1A FP5, 9.0.2 before 9.0.2.1223 FP3, and 9.0.2A before 9.0.2.5224_9.0.2A FP3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5978.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tealeaf Customer Experience.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5975 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-2016-5975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-1204 Hardcoded credentials in Tealeaf Customer Experience Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-4988 Path traversal in n/a High 8.6
• CVE-2016-2983 Information disclosure in Tealeaf Customer Experience High 8.1
• CVE-2016-5996 Weak cryptography in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2016-5977 Open redirect in n/a Medium 6.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3fr5-hvqc-j2q7.