XSS in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2016-2078
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Client in VMware vCenter Server 5.1 before update 3d, 5.5 before update 3d, and 6.0 before update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the flash…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Vmware Vcenter_server — versions 5.1, 5.5, 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- 20160525 VMWare vSphere Web Client Flash XSS (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- 1035961 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2078?
- CVE-2016-2078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2078?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2078 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.