# CVE-2016-2274: Cross-site scripting in Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Adcon Telemetry A850 Web Interface allows attackers to inject malicious scripts.

- **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:** 13 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vfph-qq9g-jj24

## What is CVE-2016-2274?

CVE-2016-2274 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station, published on 13 Feb 2017. 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

An issue was discovered in Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station. The Web Interface does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in the output; this could allow for cross-site scripting.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2274?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-2274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-2274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-2274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-2274 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station, published on 13 Feb 2017. 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-2016-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adcon Telemetry A850 Telemetry Gateway Base Station. 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-2016-2274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2274/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2274/
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