XSS in Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 1756-En2f Series A
CVE-2016-2279
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L* before 28.011+ allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.076 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2f_series_a
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2f_series_a_firmware
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2f_series_b
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2f_series_b_firmware
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2tr_series_a
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2tr_series_a_firmware
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2tr_series_b
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2tr_series_b_firmware
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2t_series_a
- Rockwellautomation Compactlogix_1756-en2t_series_a_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2279?
- CVE-2016-2279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 1756-En2f Series A, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2279?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2279 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.