CVE-2016-9128 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver allows attackers to steal session IDs from authenticated users via crafted URLs.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2016-9128?

CVE-2016-9128 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver, published on 28 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Revive Adserver before 3.2.3 suffers from reflected XSS. The affiliate-preview.php script in www/admin is vulnerable to a reflected XSS attack. This vulnerability could be used by an attacker to steal the session ID of an authenticated user, by tricking them into visiting a specifically crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9128?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9128?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9128 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-2016-9128 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9128 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6gvq-7x4v-jj5p.

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