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Documentum Webtop CVE-2016-8213

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2017-01-23 security_alert@emc.com
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.25%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

EMC Documentum WebTop Version 6.8, prior to P18 and Version 6.8.1, prior to P06; and EMC Documentum TaskSpace version 6.7SP3, prior to P02; and EMC Documentum Capital Projects Version 1.9, prior to. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. EMC Documentum WebTop Version 6.8, prior to P18 and Version 6.8.1, prior to P06; and EMC Documentum TaskSpace version 6.7SP3, prior to P02; and EMC Documentum Capital Projects Version 1.9, prior to P30 and Version 1.10, prior to P17; and EMC Documentum Administrator Version 7.0, Version 7.1, and Version 7.2 prior to P18 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system. Affected products include: Emc Documentum Administrator, Emc Documentum Capital Projects, Emc Documentum Taskspace, Emc Documentum Webtop. Version information: Version 6.8.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

EMC Documentum WebTop Version 6.8, prior to P18 and Version 6.8.1, prior to P06; and EMC Documentum TaskSpace version 6.7SP3, prior to P02; and EMC Documentum Capital Projects Version 1.9, prior to P30 and Version 1.10, prior to P17; and EMC Documentum Administrator Version 7.0, Version 7.1, and Version 7.2 prior to P18 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 52% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_administrator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_capital_projects:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_capital_projects:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_taskspace:6.7:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_webtop:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:emc:documentum_webtop:6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-14527 HIGH POC
8.8 Sep 28

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the OpenText Documentum Webtop 6.8.0160.0073 allow remote authenti

CVE-2017-14524 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Sep 28

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in OpenText Documentum Administrator 7.2.0180.0055 allow remote attackers to redi

CVE-2019-7416 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Mar 21

XSS and/or a Client Side URL Redirect exists in OpenText Documentum Webtop 5.3 SP2. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), th

CVE-2017-14526 HIGH
8.8 Sep 28

Multiple XML external entity (XXE) vulnerabilities in the OpenText Documentum Administrator 7.2.0180.0055 allow remote a

CVE-2014-2518 MEDIUM
6.8 Aug 20

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in EMC Documentum WDK before 6.7SP1 P28 and 6.7SP2 before P15

CVE-2015-4530 MEDIUM
6.8 Aug 20

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in EMC Documentum WebTop before 6.8P01, Documentum Administrator through

CVE-2015-4524 MEDIUM
6.5 Jul 04

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in EMC Documentum WebTop 6.7SP1 before P31, 6.7SP2 before P23, and 6.8 before P01

CVE-2016-0914 MEDIUM
6.3 Jun 23

EMC Documentum WebTop 6.8 before Patch 13 and 6.8.1 before Patch 02, Documentum Administrator 7.x before 7.2 Patch 13, D

CVE-2017-14525 MEDIUM
6.1 Sep 28

Multiple open redirect vulnerabilities in OpenText Documentum Webtop 6.8.0160.0073 allow remote attackers to redirect us

CVE-2015-4529 MEDIUM
5.8 Jul 16

Open redirect vulnerability in EMC Documentum WebTop before 6.8P02, Documentum Administrator before 7.2P01, Documentum D

CVE-2013-0939 MEDIUM
5.8 May 10

EMC Documentum Webtop before 6.7 SP2, Documentum WDK before 6.7 SP2, Documentum Taskspace before 6.7 SP2, and Documentum

CVE-2013-0937 MEDIUM
5.8 May 10

Session fixation vulnerability in EMC Documentum Webtop before 6.7 SP2, Documentum WDK before 6.7 SP2, Documentum Tasksp

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