Medium severity · published Aug 30, 2017
CVE-2016-6800
The default configuration of the Apache OFBiz framework offers a blog functionality
6.1
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The default configuration of the Apache OFBiz framework offers a blog functionality. Different users are able to operate blogs which are related to specific parties. In the form field for the creation of new blog articles the user input of the summary field as well as the article field is not properly sanitized. It is possible to inject arbitrary JavaScript code in these form fields. This code gets executed from the browser of every user who is visiting this article. Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache OFBiz 16.11.01.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/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)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
OFBiz · Apache
11.04; 11.04.01; 11.04.02; 11.04.03; 11.04.04; 11.04.05; +12 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6800
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6800
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/28987cffe0237fa67eca9de8bbbc04a917ac8785342ad9e5a196c978%40%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
Mailing List
https://s.apache.org/Owsz
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