CVE-2016-4847 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OSSEC Web UI, specifically in the site/search.php component, affecting versions prior to 0.9. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ossec:web_ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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