CVE-2016-3042 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Web UI of IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty, affecting versions prior to 16.0.0.3. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through OpenID Connect client vectors. While the attack complexity is low, successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* |
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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