# CVE-2016-4392: Cross-site scripting in HP Business Service Manager

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via cross-site scripting in HP Business Service Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4mh-jr9f-4mp9

## What is CVE-2016-4392?

CVE-2016-4392 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Business Service Manager, published on 6 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A remote cross site scripting vulnerability has been identified in HP Business Service Management software v9.1x, v9.20 - v9.25IP1.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Business Service Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-4392?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-4392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Business Service Manager

- [CVE-2012-2561](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2561/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-4405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4405/): Deserialization in HP Business Service Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-4392 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Business Service Manager, published on 6 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise HP Business Service Manager. 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-2016-4392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4392/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4392

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