CVE-2016-7851
This vulnerability could be exploited in cross-site scripting attacks.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Adobe Connect version 9.5.6 and earlier does not adequately validate input in the events registration module. This vulnerability could be exploited in cross-site scripting attacks.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.01% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- adobe/connect
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 4.6% on 21 September 2026 to 7.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94152
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037239
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb16-35.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40742/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94152
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037239
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/connect/apsb16-35.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40742/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.