# CVE-2016-9000: Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server

> Remote attackers can exploit insufficient iframe protection to conduct clickjacking or client-side browser attacks against IBM InfoSphere DataStage users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f3w-94mp-xmw9

## What is CVE-2016-9000?

CVE-2016-9000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server, published on 1 Feb 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 InfoSphere DataStage is vulnerable to cross-frame scripting, caused by insufficient HTML iframe protection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to navigate to a web page the attacker controls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct clickjacking or other client-side browser attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9000?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Datastage, Ibm Infosphere Information Server on Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server

- [CVE-2016-6059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6059/): XML external entity in InfoSphere Information Server (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2015-1900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1900/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2011-3123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3123/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2011-3124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3124/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2012-0701](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0701/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server, published on 1 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation InfoSphere Information Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9000

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