CVE-2016-0265 IBM CVE debrief

Who should care

IBM Campaign administrators, application security teams, and anyone operating or supporting affected IBM Campaign deployments should review this issue, especially if users can receive or click Campaign URLs.

Technical summary

NVD classifies the weakness as CWE-79 and lists CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerable product coverage in the NVD record includes IBM Campaign 8.6, 9.1, 9.1.1, and 9.1.2. The issue is URL-triggered XSS: user-controlled input is not validated adequately, allowing script execution in the context of the hosting site when a victim clicks the crafted link.

Defensive priority

Medium. The issue requires user interaction and some access context, but it can still enable session theft or unauthorized actions in affected web sessions.

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply the IBM fix or vendor guidance referenced by the IBM PSIRT advisory link.
• Review any IBM Campaign functionality that reflects or processes URL parameters or other user-controlled input.
• Ensure application output encoding and input validation are consistently enforced in the affected code paths.
• Harden session handling to reduce the value of stolen cookies, including using secure cookie attributes where appropriate.
• Monitor for unexpected script injection indicators in application logs and user-reported browser behavior.
• Confirm which IBM Campaign versions are deployed and prioritize remediation for the affected versions listed by NVD.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the supplied NVD record and its references. NVD identifies CWE-79 and a CVSS v3.0 vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The record lists affected IBM Campaign CPEs for versions 8.6, 9.1, 9.1.1, and 9.1.2. NVD also includes an IBM PSIRT vendor advisory/patched reference and a SecurityFocus VDB entry reference. No KEV designation was supplied.

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