CVE-2016-1609
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.
- Record
CVE-2016-1609- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.
- Record
CVE-2016-1609- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2704 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2704- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wgfp-j8vx-9mxq
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.
- Record
GHSA-wgfp-j8vx-9mxq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Micro Focus Filr 2 2.0.0.421/1.2 1.2.0.846 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-07-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1609 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Novell Filr, published August 1, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.24%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
exploit-db.com/exploits/40161
novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017787
securityfocus.com/bid/92113
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1609
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgfp-j8vx-9mxq