CVE-2016-2912
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2016-2912- 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
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
- Record
CVE-2016-2912- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3985 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3985- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37qg-w54x-3w6h
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Document Builder in IBM Rational Publishing Engine (aka RPENG) 2.0.1 before ifix002 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
- Record
GHSA-37qg-w54x-3w6h- 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-2016-2912 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, published August 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.