CVE-2016-2924: ibm corporation biginsights Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-2924 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ibm corporation biginsights. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 01-02-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.70%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.70% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ibm1 product
- biginsights4.2
Ibm corporation1 product
- biginsights3.0 | 3.0.0.1 | 3.0.0.2 | 1.1.0 | 1.2.0 | 1.3.0 | 1.4.0 | 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 4.0.0 | 4.1.0 | 4.2.0
2 vendors · 2 products