What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9222?

CVE-2016-9222 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: 0.3%.

Netflow Generation Appliance CVE-2016-9222

MEDIUM

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

2017-01-26 psirt@cisco.com

XSS Cisco Netflow Generation Appliance

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

Jan 26, 2017 - 07:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. More Information: CSCvb15229. Known Affected Releases: 1.0(2).

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a. 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. A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco NetFlow Generation Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. More Information: CSCvb15229. Known Affected Releases: 1.0(2). Affected products include: Cisco Netflow Generation Appliance.

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.