CVE-2016-2979

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM Sametime Meeting Server 8.5.2 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 113945.

Affected products

IBM Sametime: 8.5.2.0, 8.5.2.1, 9.0.0.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.0.1

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006439
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100599
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039231
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113945
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006439
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100599
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039231
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113945

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