Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6217 (CCN-138412)

Assigned:2016-10-25
Published:2016-10-25
Updated:2018-02-07
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sophos PureMessage for UNIX before 6.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.1 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Cross-Site Scripting
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6217

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Web site
Version 6.3.2 Release Notes

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://pmx.sophos.com/rn/pmx/concepts/ReleaseNotes_6.3.2.html

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sophos-cve20166217-xss(138412)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:puremessage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 6.3.2)
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sophos puremessage *
    linux linux kernel -