# CVE-2016-1488: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the login form of Siemens OZW devices via a crafted URL.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wm5-r639-g723

## What is CVE-2016-1488?

CVE-2016-1488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 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 login form in the integrated web server on Siemens OZW OZW672 devices before 6.00 and OZW772 devices before 6.00 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1488?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Siemens Ozw672 Firmware, Siemens Ozw772 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-26389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26389/): Command injection in OZW672 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-26390](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26390/): SQL injection in OZW672 (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-36140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36140/): Cross-site scripting in OZW672 (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2019-13941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13941/): Information disclosure in OZW672 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6873/): Security feature bypass in OZW672, OZW772 (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1488/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1488

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