What is CVE-2016-6588?

CVE-2016-6588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec It Management Suite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-6588?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Symantec It Management Suite

CVE-2016-6588

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the ITMS workflow process manager console in Symantec IT Management Suite 8.0.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Symantec It Management Suite — versions before 8.0 HF4
Symantec It_management_suite — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6588?: CVE-2016-6588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec It Management Suite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-6588?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.