What is CVE-2016-9500?

CVE-2016-9500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Ftp Server, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-9500?

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

XSS in Accellion Ftp Server

CVE-2016-9500

Accellion FTP server prior to version FTA_9_12_220 uses the Accusoft Prizm Content flash component, which contains multiple parameters (customTabCategoryName, customButton1Image) that are vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

EPSS: 0.054 (91.9th 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

Accellion Ftp Server — versions FTA_9_12_220
Accellion Ftp_server

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cret@cert.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9500?: CVE-2016-9500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Ftp Server, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-9500?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.