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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-1609 · published 1 August 2016

CVE-2016-1609: Novell filr cross-site scripting vulnerability

Novell · Filr

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.

5.4 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 3.2% · top 12.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
3.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Novell Filr before 1.2 Security Update 3 and 2.0 before Security Update 2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted input, as demonstrated by a crafted attribute of an IMG element in the phone field of a user profile.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017787
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92113
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=3V-3ArYN85I~
https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=BOTiHcBFfv0~
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40161/
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017787

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-1609), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.