VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5394
In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS…
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 2.60%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS vulnerabilities.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.60% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- apache/sling
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/332166037a54b97cf41e2b616aaed38439de94b19b204841478e4525%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/332166037a54b97cf41e2b616aaed38439de94b19b204841478e4525%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.