CVE-2016-8855
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in "/sitecore/client/Applications/List Manager/Taskpages/Contact list" in Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 rev.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in "/sitecore/client/Applications/List Manager/Taskpages/Contact list" in Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 rev. 160519 (8.1 Update-3) allows remote attacks via the Name or Description parameter. This is fixed in 8.2 Update-2.
- 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
- 2.19% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- sitecore/experience platform
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141655/Sitecore-Experience-Platform-8.1-Update-3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41618/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141655/Sitecore-Experience-Platform-8.1-Update-3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41618/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.