Cross-site scripting in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2016-1396
Published: June 17, 2016 / Updated: March 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1396
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewalls, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Routers, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface for a targeted device.
A successful exploit can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script in the context of the web-based management interface for the device or allow the attacker to access sensitive browser-based information.
Affected software
RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1396
Install updates from vendor's website.
RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall - update to 1.2.1.7
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router - update to 1.0.3.16
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router - update to 1.3.0.8
RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router - update to 1.0.3.16
RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router - update to 1.3.0.8