CVE-2016-2989

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2989
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-08 01:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOpen redirect vulnerability in the Connections Portlets component 5.x before 5.0.2 for IBM WebSphere Portal allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Connections Portlets 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM Connections Portlets for IBM WebSphere Portal Open Redirect Flaw Lets Remote Users Redirect the Target User's Browser to an Arbitrary Site - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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