CVE-2016-5394 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Apache Sling's XSS Protection API module prior to version 1.0.12. The XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method fails to adequately encode certain input patterns, allowing script tags to bypass protection. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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