6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5761
Novell GroupWise XSS Remote Attack
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted email.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:54 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5761 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 groupwise

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5761 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92645
    Added Reference https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017974
    Added Reference https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
  • 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 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92645 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017974 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017974
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92645
    Removed Reference SUSE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
    Removed Reference SUSE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2014 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2014_r2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2012 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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 https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017974 No Types Assigned https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017974 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt No Types Assigned https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92645 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92645 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:2014_r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5761 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.98 }} -0.40%

score

0.84079

percentile

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