Medium severity · published Jun 16, 2016
CVE-2016-4159
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 20, 11 before Update 9, and 2016 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web…
6.1
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion 10 before Update 20, 11 before Update 9, and 2016 before Update 2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ColdFusion · Adobe
10.0; 10.0; 10.0; 10.0; 10.0; 10.0; +25 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4159
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036098
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-22.html
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