CVE-2016-9472 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0
Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver installer allows attackers to execute scripts via database parameters during initial setup.
- 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-2016-9472?
CVE-2016-9472 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 3.2.5 and 4.0.0 suffers from Reflected XSS. The Revive Adserver web installer scripts were vulnerable to a reflected XSS attack via the dbHost, dbUser, and possibly other parameters. It has to be noted that the window for such attack vectors to be possible is extremely narrow and it is very unlikely that such an attack could be actually effective.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9472 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-2016-9472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver
- CVE-2016-9124 Security feature bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2016-9125 Auth bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2017-5830 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2016-9470 Other in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0
- CVE-2026-50741 Code injection in Adserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22wj-58v7-9wh8.