VDB-98403 · CVE-2016-9169 · BID 97318

Novell GroupWise up to 2014 Document Viewer Agent Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Novell GroupWise up to 2014. This affects an unknown function of the component Document Viewer Agent. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9169. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell GroupWise up to 2014 (Groupware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Document Viewer Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). 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:

A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the web console of the Document Viewer Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Support Pack 1 Hot Patch 2 that may enable a remote attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of a valid user's browser session by getting the user to click on a specially crafted link. This could lead to session compromise or other browser-based attacks.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2017. The weakness was presented 03/23/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at novell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9169 since 11/03/2016. 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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97318†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Novell

Name

GroupWise

Version

2014

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.novell.com/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
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

11/03/2016 🔍
12/07/2016 +34 days 🔍
03/23/2017 +106 days 🔍
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03/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2017 +83 days 🔍
09/11/2020 +1185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: novell.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98403
SecurityFocus: 97318 - Novell GroupWise CVE-2016-9169 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9169 - Novell - GroupWise - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2017 15:33
Updated: 09/11/2020 09:23
Changes: 03/23/2017 15:33 (60), 09/11/2020 09:23 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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