5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1596
Novell Service Desk Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk before 7.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a certain (1) user name, (2) tf_aClientFirstName, (3) tf_aClientLastName, (4) ta_selectedTopicContent, (5) tf_orgUnitName, (6) tf_aManufacturerFullName, (7) tf_aManufacturerName, (8) tf_aManufacturerAddress, or (9) tf_aManufacturerCity parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1596 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell service_desk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1596 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt
    Removed Reference SUSE https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39687/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:service_desk:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646 No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136646 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431 No Types Assigned https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017431 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1596 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1596 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.22 }} -0.08%

score

0.83696

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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