CVE-2016-0265

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Campaign 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.

Affected products

IBM Campaign: 8.6, 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986033
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95100
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986033
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95100

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