What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-8789?

CVE-2016-8789 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Espace Integrated Access Device Firmware CVE-2016-8789

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2017-04-02 psirt@huawei.com

XSS Huawei Espace Integrated Access Device Firmware

6.1

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

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

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 02, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Huawei eSpace Integrated Access Device (IAD) with software V300R001C03, V300R001C04, V300R001C06, V300R001C20, and V300R001C07 allows an attacker to trick a user into clicking a URL containing malicious scripts to obtain user information or hijack the session, aka XSS.

AnalysisAI

Huawei eSpace Integrated Access Device (IAD) with software V300R001C03, V300R001C04, V300R001C06, V300R001C20, and V300R001C07 allows an attacker to trick a user into clicking a URL containing. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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. Huawei eSpace Integrated Access Device (IAD) with software V300R001C03, V300R001C04, V300R001C06, V300R001C20, and V300R001C07 allows an attacker to trick a user into clicking a URL containing malicious scripts to obtain user information or hijack the session, aka XSS. Affected products include: Huawei Espace Integrated Access Device Firmware.

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.