CVE-2016-2046 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-02-17

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3152	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01002.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60
http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035048

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Unified Threat Management Software

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-02-17T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.120Z

Reserved: 2016-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2046

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-17T15:59:03.783

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2046

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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