CVE-2016-5984

6.1 mediumEPSS 0.9%

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-frame scripting, caused by insufficient HTML iframe protection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to navigate to a web page the attacker controls. An attacker could use this vulnerability to conduct clickjacking or other client-side browser attacks.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.1 medium

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

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-79
Published: 2017-02-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:infosphere_information_server
ibm:infosphere_information_server_on_cloud

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95106
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991682
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95106

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