VDB-80895 · CVE-2016-0955 · BID 83117

Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1/6.0.0/6.1.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1/6.0.0/6.1.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0955. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1/6.0.0/6.1.0 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 02/10/2016 by Damian with Compass Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0955 since 12/21/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 83117†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56570†). Similar entries are available at VDB-80896, VDB-80897 and VDB-80898. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Experience Manager

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/21/2015 🔍
02/08/2016 +49 days 🔍
02/08/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/09/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
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02/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/22/2018 +923 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Researcher: Damian
Organization: Compass Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80895
SecurityFocus: 83117 - Adobe Experience Manager CVE-2016-0955 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 56570 - [APSB16-05] Adobe Experience Manager Remote Information Disclosure via XSS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2016 09:05
Updated: 08/22/2018 09:48
Changes: 02/11/2016 09:05 (64), 08/22/2018 09:48 (5)
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