What is CVE-2016-4170?

CVE-2016-4170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-4170?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Adobe Experience Manager

CVE-2016-4170

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-08-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Experience Manager — versions 5.6.1, 6.0.0, 6.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1036563 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92378 (vdb-entry)
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-27.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4170?: CVE-2016-4170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-4170?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.