IBM Interact CVE-2016-5888 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98414
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2016-5888
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 03 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 03 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM Interact 9.1.2 IBM Interact 9.1.1 IBM Interact 9.1 IBM Interact 9.0 IBM Interact 8.6 IBM Interact 10.0
Not Vulnerable:

IBM Interact CVE-2016-5888 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Interact is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

IBM Interact versions 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, and 10.0 are vulnerable.

IBM Interact CVE-2016-5888 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

IBM Interact CVE-2016-5888 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

IBM Interact CVE-2016-5888 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• swg22002147: Persistent Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities in IBM Interact (CV (IBM)