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CVE-2016-8019 (GCVE-0-2016-8019)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:13
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94823 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037433 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=conten… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40911/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Intel VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) Affected: 2.0.3 (and earlier)
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Date Public
2016-12-08 00:00
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