CVE-2016-1598
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their...
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.
- Record
CVE-2016-1598- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.
- Record
CVE-2016-1598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2693 No score
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2693- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qg9-936j-cmh6
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their...
XSS in NetIQ IDM 4.5 Identity Applications before 4.5.4 allows attackers able to change their username to inject arbitrary HTML code into the Role Assignment administrator HTML pages.
- Record
GHSA-2qg9-936j-cmh6- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Novell Identity Manager, published October 27, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.