CVE-2016-8213 Cross-site scripting in EMC Documentum Webtop and Clients
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in EMC Documentum WebTop allows malicious users to compromise the affected system.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8213?
CVE-2016-8213 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EMC Documentum Webtop and Clients, published on 23 Jan 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
EMC Documentum WebTop Version 6.8, prior to P18 and Version 6.8.1, prior to P06; and EMC Documentum TaskSpace version 6.7SP3, prior to P02; and EMC Documentum Capital Projects Version 1.9, prior to P30 and Version 1.10, prior to P17; and EMC Documentum Administrator Version 7.0, Version 7.1, and Version 7.2 prior to P18 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8213?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Emc Documentum Administrator, Emc Documentum Capital Projects, Emc Documentum Taskspace, Emc Documentum Webtop.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8213?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8213 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-2016-8213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EMC Documentum Webtop and Clients
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq94-7mm8-m4xr.