XSS in Novell Groupwise

CVE-2016-9169

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the web console of the Document Viewer Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Support Pack 1 Hot Patch 2 that may enable a remote attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of a valid user's browser session by getting the user to click on a specially crafted link. This could lead to session compromise or other browser-based attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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 (56.7th percentile), scored .

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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-9169: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

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

Affected products

  • Novell Groupwise — versions 2014
  • Novell Groupwise — versions Novell GroupWise

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9169?
CVE-2016-9169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9169?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.