Sametime
CVE-2016-2965
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.15%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability could allow attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious link, a remote attacker could force the user to log out of Sametime. IBM X-Force ID: 113846. Affected products include: Ibm Sametime.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a user to visit a malicious link, a remote attacker could force the user to log out of Sametime. IBM X-Force ID: 113846.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Unspecified vulnerability in the Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.x through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 allows remot
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.x through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain unspeci
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.x through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to determine whic
Jenkins Sametime Plugin stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file on the Jenkins master where they
IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 could store credentials of the Sametime Meetings user in the local cache of th
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 do not have an off autocomplete attribu
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 does not validate URLs in Cookie header
The Meeting Server in IBM Sametime 8.5.2 through 8.5.2.1 and 9.x through 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to conduct clic
IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user that has been invited to a Sameti
IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user that has been invited to a Sameti
Starting with Sametime 12, anonymous users are enabled by default. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability
The Sametime WebPlayer 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a script injection where a malicious site can inject their own scr
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