What is CVE-2016-9490?

CVE-2016-9490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-9490?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Manageengine Applications Manager

CVE-2016-9490

ManageEngine Applications Manager versions 12 and 13 before build 13200 suffer from a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. Applications Manager is prone to a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in parameter LIMIT, in URL path /DiagAlertAction.do?REQTYPE=AJAX&LIMIT=1233. The URL is also available without authentication.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Manageengine Applications Manager — versions 12, 13
Manageengine Applications_manager — versions 12.0, 13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9490?: CVE-2016-9490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Manageengine Applications Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-9490?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.