CVE-2016-8019 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in attributes in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted user input.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Intel

VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.3 (and earlier)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:virusscan_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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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-2016-8867	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in attributes in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted user input.

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 0.01334.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10181
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Virusscan Enterprise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2017-03-14T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.593Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8019

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-14T22:59:00.947

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-8019

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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