What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6121?

CVE-2016-6121 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: 0.3%.

Emptoris Strategic Supply Management CVE-2016-6121

MEDIUM

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

2017-08-09 psirt@us.ibm.com

XSS IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management

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

Aug 09, 2017 - 18:29 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management 10.0.x and 10.1.x 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 X-Force ID: 118383.

AnalysisAI

IBM Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management 10.0.x and 10.1.x is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

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. IBM Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management 10.0.x and 10.1.x 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 X-Force ID: 118383. Affected products include: Ibm Emptoris Strategic Supply Management, Ibm Emptoris Supplier Lifecycle Management.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.