CVE-2016-5981: IBM Filenet Workplace

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM FileNet Workplace XT through 1.1.5.2-WPXT-LA011 and FileNet Workplace (Application Engine) through 4.0.2.14-P8AE-IF001, when RegExpSecurityFilter and ScriptSecurityFilter are misconfigured, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• IBM Filenet Workplace: up to and including 4.0.2.14-p8ae-if001
• IBM Filenet Workplace Xt: up to and including 1.1.5.2-wpxt-la011

Published 2016-11-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.