CVE-2016-9148

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CA Service Desk Manager (formerly CA Service Desk) 12...

6.1 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CA Service Desk Manager (formerly CA Service Desk) 12.9 and 14.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the QBE.EQ.REF_NUM parameter.

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

1.83%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-9148
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-2016-9148
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-9965 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-9965
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3jpx-qjj5-5p7v 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CA Service Desk Manager (formerly CA Service Desk) 12...

Record: GHSA-3jpx-qjj5-5p7v
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

ca service desk manager

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-2016-9148 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ca Service Desk Manager, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.