CVE-2016-5981

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM FileNet Workplace XT through 1.1.5.2-WPXT-LA011 and FileNet Workplace (Application Engine) through 4.0.2.14-P8AE-IF001, when RegExpSecurityFilter and ScriptSecurityFilter are misconfigured, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM Filenet Workplace: through 4.0.2.14-p8ae-if001
IBM Corporation FileNet Content Manager: through 1.1.5.2-wpxt-la011

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94517
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94517

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