CVE-2016-5811
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware...
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).
- Record
CVE-2016-5811- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).
- Record
CVE-2016-5811- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6746 No score
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).
- Record
EUVD-2016-6746- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8h75-mg5r-whjx
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware...
An issue was discovered in Visonic PowerLink2, all versions prior to October 2016 firmware release. User controlled input is not neutralized prior to being placed in web page output (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).
- Record
GHSA-8h75-mg5r-whjx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5811 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Visonic Powerlink2 Firmware, published February 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.