Medium severity · published Jul 28, 2022
CVE-2016-3709
Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2
6.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libxml2 ·
2.9.x · source: vendor, NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3709
Exploit
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2018-January/msg00010.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00021.html
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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