CVE-2016-2912 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder component of IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPENG) 2.0.1 prior to ifix002. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a specially crafted URL. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. While it affects a specific IBM product, the EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score are very low, suggesting a minimal threat landscape. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are virtually nonexistent, further indicating a low level of attention and perceived threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:engineering_lifecycle_optimization_-_publishing:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.