CVE-2016-2279 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the web server in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L* controllers prior to version 28.011+. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 27.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:compactlogix_1769-l16er-bb1b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:compactlogix_1769-l18er-bb1b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:compactlogix_1769-l18erm-bb1b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:compactlogix_1769-l24er-qb1b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 27.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:compactlogix_1769-l24er-qbfc1b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.