What is CVE-2016-7823?

CVE-2016-7823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Inc. Wnc01wh, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-7823?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

XSS in Buffalo Inc. Wnc01wh

CVE-2016-7823

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Buffalo WNC01WH devices with firmware version 1.0.0.8 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Buffalo Inc. Wnc01wh — versions firmware version 1.0.0.8 and earlier
Buffalotech Wnc01wh
Buffalotech Wnc01wh Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN40613060/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
buffalo.jp/support_s/s20161201.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94648 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7823?: CVE-2016-7823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buffalo Inc. Wnc01wh, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-7823?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.