TI-2016-02499 Aliases CVE-2016-2991 GHSA-3r9g-m93g-x73x

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail…

LOW 25CWE-79Published 2016-12-01 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.0.0 through 2.8.1.0 before 2.8.1.0-22115 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00642 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.8:::::::*	2.8	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.8.1:::::::*	2.8.1	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_protector_for_mail_security:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2991
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r9g-m93g-x73x
2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985280

TI-2014-00819 The Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2014-00818 The Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
TI-2014-00817 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2012-02564 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative user interface… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2012-01968 Directory traversal vulnerability in javatester_init.php in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
TI-2014-00816 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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