CVE-2016-5394
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApache Sling
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS vulnerabilities.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.12
Affected range stops below 1.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99870CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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