CVE-2016-0280 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Information Server Framework 8.5, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 8.7 before FP2, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 9.1 before 9.1.2.0, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2, and Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL

Back Back to CVE browser

MEDIUM

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Information Server Framework 8.5, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 8.7 before FP2, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 9.1 before 9.1.2.0, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2, and Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL

Published Aug 8, 2016

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.87%

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Information Server Framework 8.5, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 8.7 before FP2, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary 9.1 before 9.1.2.0, Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3 before 11.3.1.2, and Information Server Framework and InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.5 before 11.5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.87% 0.00868

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00868

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.87% (0.00868)	57.27th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.87% (0.00868)	53.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.15% (0.00151)	33.17th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.10% (0.00097)	42.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.10% (0.00097)	40.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00097)	38.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.13% (0.01132)	56.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 22, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	54.59th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	52.58th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.13% (0.01132)	30.65th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (4)

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR55452
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21981766
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVDB EntryVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92133
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036418
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR55452		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21981766		x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVDB EntryVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92133		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036418		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Aug 8, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 8, 2015

Link CVE-2016-0280

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-0280

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-0280