What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-5974?

CVE-2016-5974 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-5974?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-5974. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance CVE-2016-5974

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2016-09-26 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM XSS Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

5.4

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 26, 2016 - 04:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string. Affected products include: Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance. Version information: before 2.0.2.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.