CVE-2016-5760

Published: Apr 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79

6.1MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) token parameter to gwadmin-console/install/login.jsp or (2) PATH_INFO to gwadmin-console/index.jsp.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

novell

commercial·USaka novell suse, suse novell

groupwiseOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html

packetstormsecurity.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123

seclists.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded

securityfocus.com

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