CVE-2016-5760

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell...

6.1 Medium

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) token parameter to gwadmin-console/install/login.jsp or (2) PATH_INFO to gwadmin-console/index.jsp.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.26%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-5760
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5760
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6695 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6695
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf4h-wj9p-f6jf 6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell...

Record: GHSA-qf4h-wj9p-f6jf
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novell groupwise

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5760 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Novell Groupwise, published April 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.