CVE-2016-2989

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2016-2989 · Published 08/08/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-2989 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting connections portlets (ibm).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.8%, higher than 79.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
connections portlets ibm	`= 5.0`	No fix yet

Description

Open 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.

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/92344
securitytracker.com/id/1036498

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