CVE-2016-1401 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1401?

CVE-2016-1401 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management interface in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Central Software 1.4(1a) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted value, aka Bug ID CSCuy91250.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1401?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Computing System Central Software.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1401?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2016-1401 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1401 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2015-0701 Command injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-1352 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-0113 Command injection in Cisco UCS Central High 8.8
• CVE-2018-0094 Denial of service in Cisco UCS Central Software High 7.5
• CVE-2014-0730 Privilege escalation in n/a Medium 6.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3h2x-f5p6-82hc.