What is CVE-2016-9168?

CVE-2016-9168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-9168?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Novell Edirectory

CVE-2016-9168

A missing X-Frame-Options header in the NDS Utility Monitor in NDSD in Novell eDirectory before 9.0.2 could be used by remote attackers for clickjacking.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (68.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Novell Edirectory
N/a Novell Edirectory — versions Novell eDirectory

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9168?: CVE-2016-9168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.