XSS in Novell Service_desk
CVE-2016-1596
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientL…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Novell Service_desk
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- 20160410 [Multiple CVE]: RCE, info disclosure, HQL injection and stored XSS in Novell Service Desk 7.1.0 (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 39687 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1596?
- CVE-2016-1596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Service_desk, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1596?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1596 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.