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CVE-2016-2980

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2980 describes a script injection vulnerability in IBM Sametime WebPlayer versions 8.5.2 and 9.0, allowing a malicious site to inject arbitrary scripts. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) requires user interaction and network access, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sametime:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0101 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/113993
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100531
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry