CVE-2016-9696
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject...
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
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
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
- Record
CVE-2016-9696- 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
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
- Record
CVE-2016-9696- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10497 No score
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10497- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g774-59fg-m3fv
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject...
IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM Reference #: 1999960.
- Record
GHSA-g774-59fg-m3fv- 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, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9696 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, published March 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.