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CVE-2016-8953

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8953 describes an open redirect vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Sourcing versions 9.5.x through 10.1.x. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks by redirecting users to malicious websites, potentially leading to the compromise of sensitive information. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and a specially crafted link, its low complexity (AC:L) makes it a viable threat. 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
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
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,225 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, 0.0 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/118840
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99545
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry