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CVE-2016-5942

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5942 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the web interface. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to credential disclosure and alteration of intended functionality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:kenexa_lms:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 21,957 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 0.0 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/95440
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry