CVE-2016-2924

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2016-2924 · Published 01/02/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-2924 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting biginsights (ibm).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.70%, higher than 53.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
biginsights ibm	`= 4.2`	No fix yet

Description

IBM Infosphere BigInsights is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

References

ibm.com/support/docview.wss · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/95973 · Third Party Advisory

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