CVE-2016-2998

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that update data.

Affected products

IBM Connections: 4.0.0.0, 4.5.0.0, 5.0.0.0, 5.5.0.0

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO89929
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92578
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO89929
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21988991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92578

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