Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UserPortal page in SOPHOS UTM before 9.353 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lang parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 6, 2016, 8:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2046 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 Sophos unified_threat_management_software
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2046.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035048 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2046 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2046 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/ Exploit http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60 Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60 Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035048 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035048 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Third Party Advisory, Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035048 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la Nessus Web UI en SOPHOS UTM en versiones anteriores a 9.353 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través del parámetro lang.
    Added Translation Vulnerabilidad de XSS en la página UserPortal en SOPHOS UTM en versiones anteriores a 9.353 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través del parámetro lang.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Nessus Web UI in SOPHOS UTM before 9.353 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lang parameter. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UserPortal page in SOPHOS UTM before 9.353 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the lang parameter.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management_software:9.351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/ No Types Assigned http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/ Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 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-2016-2046 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-2016-2046 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} -0.04%

score

0.68800

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability