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CVE-2016-5881

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5881 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM iNotes, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the web interface. This could lead to credential disclosure within a trusted session. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, it requires user interaction and network access, but has low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:inotes:8.5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0096 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 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, 0.1 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

ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95459
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037592