What is CVE-2016-6418?

CVE-2016-6418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-6418?

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

XSS in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager

CVE-2016-6418

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager (VDS-SM) 3.0 through 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, aka Bug ID CSCva14552.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-10-05 · 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: 0.009 (56.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager — versions 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93207 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6418?: CVE-2016-6418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6418?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.