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CVE-2016-8936 IBM CVE debrief

CVE-2016-8936 is a cross-site scripting issue in IBM Social Rendering Templates for Digital Data Connector. According to the supplied NVD record, the flaw can let a user embed arbitrary JavaScript in the Web UI, which may alter intended behavior and expose credentials within a trusted session.

Vendor
IBM
Product
Social Rendering Templates For Digital Data Connector
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-01
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-01
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Organizations running IBM Social Rendering Templates for Digital Data Connector 1.0, especially administrators and users who access the product’s Web UI, should care most. The issue requires user interaction and can affect trusted sessions.

Technical summary

The NVD record classifies this as CWE-79 (cross-site scripting) and lists the affected CPE as IBM Social Rendering Templates for Digital Data Connector 1.0. The CVSS v3 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) indicates network reachability, no privileges required, user interaction required, and the potential for scope change. The provided description states that arbitrary JavaScript can be embedded in the Web UI, which can lead to credentials disclosure in a trusted session.

Defensive priority

Medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review IBM PSIRT guidance for this product and apply any vendor-recommended mitigation or patch referenced in the advisory.
  • Treat the Web UI as XSS-exposed until remediated: validate and sanitize user-supplied content rendered in templates.
  • Limit exposure of the affected interface to trusted users and networks while remediation is pending.
  • Monitor for unexpected script execution or unusual session behavior in the application UI.
  • If the product is no longer in use, retire or isolate the affected instance to reduce risk.

Evidence notes

The supplied corpus ties this CVE to IBM Social Rendering Templates for Digital Data Connector 1.0 and labels the weakness CWE-79. The NVD CVSS vector is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, which supports a medium-severity, user-interaction-dependent XSS finding. The source references an IBM PSIRT advisory and a SecurityFocus entry, but the corpus does not include full remediation details.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-8936 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8936

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-8936 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8936

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.