CVE-2016-5980 Cross-site scripting in TRIRIGA Application Platform

What is CVE-2016-5980?

CVE-2016-5980 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform, published on 1 Feb 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 TRIRIGA Application Platform 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5980?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tririga Application Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5980 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-2016-5980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform

• CVE-2017-1371 Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform High 8.8
• CVE-2017-1373 Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform High 8.8
• CVE-2017-1153 Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform High 8.8
• CVE-2016-2917 Information disclosure in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2016-0374 Privilege escalation in n/a High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g896-2gcr-gmrr.