CVE-2016-8968 Cross-site scripting in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the IBM Jazz Foundation Web UI, potentially stealing 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-2016-8968?
CVE-2016-8968 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management, published on 15 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 Jazz Foundation 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 Reference #: 1998515.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8968 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-2016-8968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
- CVE-2014-0862 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-1701 Weak cryptography in Rational Team Concert
- CVE-2016-0326 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2016-9707 XML external entity in Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management
- CVE-2015-7440 Privilege escalation in n/a
All Ibm Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2hw-p74p-227r.