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CVE-2016-8948

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8948 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Sourcing versions 9.5.x through 10.1.x. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious JavaScript into the web UI, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted user session. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and requiring user interaction, resulting in low confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing:9.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing:9.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing:9.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:emptoris_sourcing:9.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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/118835
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99545
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry