What is CVE-2016-5811?

CVE-2016-5811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Visonic Powerlink2, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-5811?

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

XSS in Visonic Powerlink2

CVE-2016-5811

An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-02-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Visonic Powerlink2
Visonic Powerlink2 Firmware
Visonic Powerlink2 — versions Visonic PowerLink2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94894 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-348-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5811?: CVE-2016-5811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Visonic Powerlink2, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-5811?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.