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CVE-2016-2046

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2046 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UserPortal page of SOPHOS UTM versions prior to 9.353, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the 'lang' parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.351CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

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 Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0277 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 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/135709/Sophos-UTM-9-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/60
ExploitThird Party Advisory
halock.com / blog/cve-2016-2046-cross-site-scripting-sophos-utm-9
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035048
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry