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CVE-2016-2967

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2967 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Sametime versions 8.5.2 and 9.0, where an attacker can embed malicious JavaScript in an away message. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction and low privileges, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0072 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 15,222 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 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 0.0 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/113848
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100572