XSS in Ektron Content Management System

CVE-2016-6201

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 9.1.0.184 SP3 (9.1.0.184.3.127) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the ContType parameter in a ViewContentByCategory action to WorkArea/content.aspx.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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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: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-6201: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6201?
CVE-2016-6201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-6201?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.