CVE-2016-4847

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in site/search.php in OSSEC Web UI before 0.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging an unanchored regex.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ossec/ossec-wui/commit/b4dcbba7a8eb09ba9d38fc69807a8861255736d0 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92536 vdb entry third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000141.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN58455472/index.html vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4847?
CVE-2016-4847 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4847?
To fix CVE-2016-4847, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4847 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4847 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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