XSS in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware

CVE-2018-16096

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM web interface for changing Enclosure VPD fails to sufficiently sanitize all input for HTML tags, possibly opening a path for cross-site scripting.

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: 0.006 (49.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.0% 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-2018-16096: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16096?
CVE-2018-16096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-16096?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.