XSS in Novell Groupwise
CVE-2016-5760
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) token parameter to gwadmin-console/install/login.jsp or (2) PATH_INFO to gwadmin-console/index.jsp.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.013 (68.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Groupwise — versions 2014
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting…
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92646 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123 (mailing-list)
- www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php
- www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5760?
- CVE-2016-5760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-04-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5760?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5760 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.