CVE-2016-5948 IBM CVE debrief

Who should care

Administrators, security teams, and application owners running IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier versions 9.0 through 10.2 should review exposure. Any environment that allows users to submit or render web content in the product’s UI should treat this as a client-side injection risk.

Technical summary

NVD identifies the weakness as CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting). The affected product scope includes IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 10.0, 10.1, and 10.2. The recorded CVSS v3.0 vector is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, required user interaction, and potential scope change with limited confidentiality and integrity impact.

Defensive priority

Medium

Recommended defensive actions

• Confirm whether IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier is deployed and map the installed version against the affected versions listed by NVD.
• Apply the IBM remediation referenced in the vendor advisory as soon as practical.
• Review any UI fields, templates, or content rendering paths that accept user-controlled input and ensure HTML/JavaScript is properly sanitized or escaped.
• Limit access to privileged content-editing features and use least-privilege roles for users who can create or modify web content.
• Monitor for unexpected script injection indicators, unusual session behavior, or signs of credential exposure in affected workflows.
• If exposure is suspected, invalidate active sessions and review authentication logs and recent content changes.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the supplied NVD record for CVE-2016-5948, which lists the affected IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier versions, the CVSS v3.0 vector, and CWE-79. The NVD reference list also points to an IBM PSIRT advisory/patch reference and a third-party advisory entry. No KEV listing was supplied.

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