7.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-6555
OpenNMS SNMP Trap Stored XSS Vulnerability
Description

OpenNMS version 18.0.1 and prior are vulnerable to a stored XSS issue due to insufficient filtering of SNMP trap supplied data. By creating a malicious SNMP trap, an attacker can store an XSS payload which will trigger when a user of the web UI views the events list page. This issue was fixed in version 18.0.2, released on September 20, 2016.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 1, 2021, 5:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opennms opennms
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-2016-6555.

URL Resource
https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/1019 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2016/11/15/r7-2016-24-opennms-stored-xss-via-snmp-cve-2016-6555-cve-2016-6556/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6555 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/1019 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/1019 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2016/11/15/r7-2016-24-opennms-stored-xss-via-snmp-cve-2016-6555-cve-2016-6556/ No Types Assigned https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2016/11/15/r7-2016-24-opennms-stored-xss-via-snmp-cve-2016-6555-cve-2016-6556/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opennms:opennms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.0.2-1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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.

0.07 }} -0.01%

score

0.30785

percentile

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