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CVE-2016-5883

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5883 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM iNotes versions 8.5 and 9.0, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the web interface. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and could lead to credential disclosure within a trusted user session. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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
1.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
62.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0110 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 26,208 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

ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96168
securitytracker.com / id/1037790