VDB-88022 · CVE-2016-4164 · Qualys 370062

Adobe Brackets up to 1.6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Brackets up to 1.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4164. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Brackets up to 1.6. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4164 since 04/27/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370062 (Adobe Brackets Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-20)).

Upgrading to version 1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
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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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OpenVAS ID: 870922
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Brackets Cross-site Scripting and Unspecified Vulnerabilities (MAC OS X)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Brackets 1.7

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04/27/2016 🔍
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01/27/2019 +954 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88022
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2016 16:48
Updated: 01/27/2019 16:37
Changes: 06/17/2016 16:48 (62), 01/27/2019 16:37 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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