CVE-2016-6555
OpenNMS Stored XSS via SNMP Trap Alerts
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 15, 2022 at 06:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenNMS
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
Description
OpenNMS version 18.0.1 and prior are vulnerable to a stored XSS issue due to insufficient filtering of SNMP trap supplied data. By creating a malicious SNMP trap, an attacker can store an XSS payload which will trigger when a user of the web UI views the events list page. This issue was fixed in version 18.0.2, released on September 20, 2016.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/1019x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2016/11/15/r7-2016-24-opennms-stored-xss-via-snmp-cve-2016-6555-cve-2016-6556/CVSS
- 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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