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CVE-2016-1596

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1596 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Novell Service Desk versions prior to 7.2. Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML through various user-supplied parameters, such as user names or manufacturer details. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39687) detailing multiple vulnerabilities in older versions, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:service_desk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39687 · Apr 11, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0243 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/136646
raw.githubusercontent.com / pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/novell-service-desk-7.1.0.txt
exploit-db.com / exploits/39687
novell.com / support/kb/doc.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538043/100/0/threaded