CVE-2016-5981 — 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

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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

Published Nov 25, 2016

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.61%

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.61% 0.00615

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

EPSS probability 0.00615

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	0.61% (0.00615)	47.56th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.61% (0.00615)	44.58th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.14% (0.00143)	31.95th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	27.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 31, 2024	0.06% (0.00060)	25.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00060)	23.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (2)

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

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990899		x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94517		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Nov 25, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 29, 2016

Link CVE-2016-5981

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-5981

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-5981