XSS in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver
CVE-2016-9472
Revive Adserver before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0 suffers from Reflected XSS. The Revive Adserver web installer scripts were vulnerable to a reflected XSS attack via the dbHost, dbUser, and possibly other parameters. It has to be noted that the window for such attack vectors to be possible is extremely narrow and it is very unlikely that such an attack could be actually effective.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver — versions 4.0.0
- Revive Adserver All Versions Before 3.2.5 And 4.0.0 — versions Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/fcf72c8a (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- hackerone.com/reports/170156 (Permissions Required)
- github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver/commit/14ff73f0 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2016-002/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9472?
- CVE-2016-9472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9472?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.